How Computers Make Books
From Graphics Rendering, Search Algorithms, and Functional Programming to Indexing and Typesetting
$70.47
- Hardcover
176 pages
- Release Date
27 February 2024
Summary
How Computers Make Books by author and publishing software developer John Whitington, takes readers on a journey through the computer processes needed to create this very book. Each chapter explores the elegance of modern digital printing, from how a computer knows where to place ink to reproducing shades of grey and laying out paragraphs on the page.
From graphics rendering, search algorithms, and functional programming to indexing and typesetting, you will discover:…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781633438675 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1633438678 |
| Author: | John Whitington |
| Publisher: | Manning Publications |
| Imprint: | Manning Publications |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 27 February 2024 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 5mm x 74mm x 92mm |
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John Whitington
John Whitington is the founder of a company which builds software for electronic document processing. He has studied and taught Computer Science at Queens College, Cambridge and has authored a number of computer science textbooks.
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