- Добавил: literator
- Дата: 3-01-2023, 17:01
- Комментариев: 0
Название: How Computers Make Books: From graphics rendering, search algorithms, and functional programming to indexing and typesetting (MEAP v2)
Автор: John Whitington
Издательство: Manning Publications
Год: 2022
Страниц: 131
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true)
Размер: 10.2 MB
Learn about computer science by exploring the fascinating journey it took to make this book! How Computers Make Books introduces what’s wonderful about computer science by telling the story of how computers have transformed the ancient art of publishing books. Author and publishing software developer John Whitington takes readers on a journey through the computer processes needed to create this very book. Computers have transformed every industry—even ones as traditional as creating books. If you’ve ever been mystified about what goes into programming a computer to do practical, familiar tasks, this book is for you. In it, you’ll answer interesting questions about human-computer interaction. How do computers represent all the different languages and letters used by humans? How do we compress a book’s worth of complex information so it can be transferred in seconds? And what exactly is a computer program? This book answers all those questions by telling the story of how it was created!
Автор: John Whitington
Издательство: Manning Publications
Год: 2022
Страниц: 131
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true)
Размер: 10.2 MB
Learn about computer science by exploring the fascinating journey it took to make this book! How Computers Make Books introduces what’s wonderful about computer science by telling the story of how computers have transformed the ancient art of publishing books. Author and publishing software developer John Whitington takes readers on a journey through the computer processes needed to create this very book. Computers have transformed every industry—even ones as traditional as creating books. If you’ve ever been mystified about what goes into programming a computer to do practical, familiar tasks, this book is for you. In it, you’ll answer interesting questions about human-computer interaction. How do computers represent all the different languages and letters used by humans? How do we compress a book’s worth of complex information so it can be transferred in seconds? And what exactly is a computer program? This book answers all those questions by telling the story of how it was created!