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  How computers make books: from graphics rendering, search algorithms, and functional programming to indexing and typesetting
Whitington J., O’Reilly Media, Inc., Sebastopol, CA, 2024. 176 pp.  Type: Book (9781638354383), Reviews: (2 of 2)

While the book’s main title sounds somehow suggestive, its subtitle--from graphics rendering, search algorithms, and functional programming to indexing and typesetting--explains the core concepts presented. Whitington introd...
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Jul 9 2024  
  How computers make books: from graphics rendering, search algorithms, and functional programming to indexing and typesetting
Whitington J., O’Reilly Media, Inc., Sebastopol, CA, 2024. 176 pp.  Type: Book (9781638354383), Reviews: (1 of 2)

If we look at the age-old process of creating books, how many different areas can a computer help us with? And how can each of them be used to teach computer science (CS) fundamentals to a nontechnical audience? This is the premise of John Whiting...
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May 24 2024  
  OCaml from the very beginning
Whitington J., Coherent Press, Cambridge, UK, 2013. 204 pp.  Type: Book (978-0-957671-10-2)

While functional programming has captured the imagination of many programmers, it seems to only happen after the programmer has gotten a bit of experience. Perhaps it takes a few years working with real code to come to appreciate the c...
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Sep 6 2013  

   
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