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What Experts Are Saying

Nathan Stewart PhD
Nathan Stewart PhD

Biotechnologist

5.1

Vulkan Graphics API: in 20 Minutes (Coffee Break Series) presents a well-researched analysis of graphics, offering new perspectives grounded in the latest academic findings.

Review of Vulkan Graphics API: in 20 Minutes (Coffee Break Series)

Derek Hudson
Derek Hudson

Cryptography Specialist

5.9

Straight to the point, WebGPU and WGSL by Example: Fractals, Image Effects, Ray-Tracing, Procedural Geometry, 2D/3D, Particles, Simulations makes understanding Books effortless and engaging.

Review of WebGPU and WGSL by Example: Fractals, Image Effects, Ray-Tracing, Procedural Geometry, 2D/3D, Particles, Simulations

Elliot Simmons
Elliot Simmons

Architect

4.0

This book came into my life at just the right time. I've been struggling with wgsl in my work, and the practical advice in Foundations of Graphics & Compute - Volume 2: Rendering has been transformative.

Review of Foundations of Graphics & Compute - Volume 2: Rendering

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