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What Experts Are Saying

Madison Reed
Madison Reed

Professor

5.3

The author of Introduction to Regular Expressions in 20 Minutes: (Coffee Book Series) clearly knows their stuff when it comes to programming, but the organization of material could be improved.

Review of Introduction to Regular Expressions in 20 Minutes: (Coffee Book Series)

Sarah Johnson PhD
Sarah Johnson PhD

Literary Critic

5.7

I absolutely loved Foundations of Graphics & Compute: Volume 5: Ray-Tracing! As someone passionate about webgpu, I found the author's perspective refreshing.

Review of Foundations of Graphics & Compute: Volume 5: Ray-Tracing

Sarah Johnson PhD
Sarah Johnson PhD

Literary Critic

4.3

While WebGPU Development Cookbook makes valuable contributions to the field of Books, it occasionally oversimplifies complex issues around graphics.

Review of WebGPU Development Cookbook

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