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Recently, the rapid and fundamental advances in computing technologies have been driving the role and
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Microsoft Visual C# 2010, Fourth edition provides the beginning
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Throughout most of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, computational linguistics
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ASP.NET MVC is a web development framework from Microsoft that combines the effectiveness and
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Java Programming, Fifth Edition provides the beginning programmer with a guide to developing applications
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Welcome to Introducing Autodesk Maya 2012 and the world of computer-generated imagery (CGI). Whether you’re new to 3D graphics or venturing into Autodesk’s powerhouse animation software from another 3D application, you’ll find this book a perfect primer. It introduces you to Maya and shows how you can work with Maya to...
