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Foundations of Graphics & Compute - Volume 2: Rendering

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Published: September 7, 2024 | ISBN: 979-8338619353

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Sarah Johnson
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"This book helped me solve a critical performance issue in our application. The optimization techniques are practical and well-explained."

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"I'm implementing the architecture patterns from chapter 5 in our new microservices project. Already seeing benefits!"