When we joined Google and entered the fascinating world of web browser development
more than six years ago, the web was a different place. It was clear that a new breed of
web apps was emerging, but the performance of the underlying platform left much to
be desired. Given our background in designing and implementing...
Please do not consider any construction you find in this
book to be a final or definitive design. There is always room
for tinkering and improvements: As a matter of fact, some of
the constructions shown in this guide make deliberate use of
basic LEGO pieces, to help those who try to build with limited...
The most important thing we have to tell you is the same as in the first edition: You will
get as much out of this book as you put into it. If you read this book cover to cover, you will learn
something, but not nearly as much as you would if you take some time trying to work through the
problems before you read the answers.
...
This book asks a lot of questions to help you learn how to study
effectively. But there are no “right”or “wrong” answers here. Every question
is designed to help you discover how you learn, and to help you do more of
what works for you—whether you’re reading a text, listening to a lecture,...
OpenGL is not a single API anymore. OpenGL has involved into a family of APIs, with OpenGL, OpenGL ES, and WebGL being closely related siblings that enable application developers to write and deploy graphics applications on a wide variety of platforms and operating systems. OpenGL has become an ecosystem; 3D graphics is truly everywhere now....
Thank you for choosing Th e Confi dent Student, Seventh Edition. Th is book is special for several reasons. It has grown with the times to refl ect pedagogical changes, technological advancements, and students’ needs. Yet Th e Confi dent Student’s core values of individual responsibility and confi dence through accomplishment...
It's nearly impossible to pick up a newspaper or read your favorite online news source these days without seeing yet another article about identity theft or credit card numbers being stolen from unprotected databases. Cyber crime and the threat of computer-related attacks are growing daily, and the need for security professionals who...
OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS I’VE WRITTEN 18 BOOKS on various programming topics. You might wonder,
why so many…? Didn’t I get it right the fi rst time? Well, no, I didn’t…not really. When I wrote
my fi rst book more than 30 years ago, object-oriented programming (OOP) was obscure at best
and unknown to...
Québec spent 2007 gearing up for its 400th anniversary party. New Year’s Eve (Dec 31, 2007) is the official kickoff, but most events take place from June to September 2008. The waterfront has been spruced up, museums are mounting special anniversary-related exhibits, and shows featuring the Cirque du Soleil and other performers...
Since the successful invention of the first Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
system by Damadian et al. for cancer diagnosis three decades ago, the medical use of
MRI has developed rapidly applicable to a wide range of diseases. Since the first
attempt to image the heart with MRI in the early 1980s, extensive hardware and software...
We appreciate all the kind remarks and suggestions from the many medical
students over the past three years. Your positive reception has been an incredible encouragement, especially in light of the short life of the Case Files series. It was rewarding to work together with Andre Campbell, the endowed chair of surgical education at...
