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James Peterson
James Peterson

Industry Analyst

4.7

The author of Shaders Unchained: Writing Powerful Shaders for Every Platform clearly knows their stuff when it comes to Shaders, but the organization of material could be improved.

Review of Shaders Unchained: Writing Powerful Shaders for Every Platform

Lucas Evans PhD
Lucas Evans PhD

Book Blogger

4.3

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

Lisa Thompson
Lisa Thompson

Gaming Enthusiast

4.9

The author of Foundations of Graphics & Compute: Volume 2: Rendering clearly knows their stuff when it comes to webgpu, but the organization of material could be improved.

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