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Book Review: OpenGL SuperBible (5th edition)
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I was reading this book in polish, but I think that most of my review is language agnostic as I did not have any problems with the translation.
The book has many authors and you can feel it while reading. Some of the chapters could be more interesting, especially the ones that are really abstract and I am still not sure if I have any idea how buffers work.
I am really glad that I participated in 3D Rendering with Three.js course. It really helped at the beginning of the book where I felt that many nonobvious concepts were not explained thoroughly.
I have to admit that I have watched a really nice video about WebGL while reading this book, and what struck me was how much similarities are between those (I mean while one is in JavaScript other in C++). All you will learn about OpenGL will be useful in WebGL, at least at some point so I am happy that I took the time to read it.
Because of the OpenGL SuperBible I managed to understand most of the talk and it gave me additional motivation to finish it. At the end of the talk are resources for learning WebGL and I hope to go through them this year.
Going back to the book. If you are like me struggling with 3D reading an OpenGL book in your native language is a good idea for a start.
If you want to learn OpenGL from this book and you like C++ then this book is probably for you as well. It teaches some basics of 3D and OpenGL API.
Unfortunately, it is not perfect. Some chapters are rally hard and the last two chapters seemed really abstract and stuffed with information. I felt like someone was rushing to put as much content into the book as possible. I don't know if the 6th edition fixed those problems.
The book was really good to refresh my knowledge and let more about GLSL.
Node Web Development by David Herron is book written for those who want to start using Node.js for real Web Applications. Book is short and written for purpose of practical examples. Of course if it will be longer it would be even better but this is very good starting point for learning Node.js. Book is rather short, and to be honest when I sow it I was thinking: This is too short! But just after first chapter I realize that maybe short, but chapters are full of examples and explanations. I was impressed how reading it changed my opinion. Tips for other readers: Use Node.js from 0.4 tree, mostly because of modules, most of them are not ported yet to 0.5. If You want to create apps as fast as possible read chapter 5 at the end (except of those that want to use HTTPClient) Install Databases before installing npm modules. Links to book: Book: http://www.packtpub.com/node-javascript-web-development/book Table of contents: http://www.packtp...
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This is helloworld spped test... so it shows nothing about speed other than mentioned in comments. For all that doesn't like my test: For me it shows how small applications can work and if they are smart enough to ignore dummy code :) I've figured it after reading comments. Summary: Java is slow, Scala works probably the same but starts longer. Groovy is slower. Groovy++ - maybe some day I will have time to test it. I read about Groovy and Scala, both languages are interesting. Groovy is easier and have much better support, it is like heaven and hell when you compare Scala and Groovy support (Intelli IDEA is only one that works for me... but I think that when I install in Eclipse Groovy plugin it breakes Scala support, Groovy and Scala are fighting in my computer and when one works second breaks, but it is only for me). I like Groovy but i read about how slow it is, lets write veeery simple test and check it: Scala: object Sample{ def main(args: Arr...
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