(Ebook) How Computers Make Books (MEAP V04): From graphics rendering, search algorithms, and functional programming to indexing and typesetting by John Whitington ISBN 9781633438675, 1633438678

(Ebook) How Computers Make Books (MEAP V04): From graphics rendering, search algorithms, and functional programming to indexing and typesetting by John Whitington ISBN 9781633438675, 1633438678

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. Each chapter explores the elegance of modern digital printing, from how a computer knows where to place ink, to reproducing shades of gray, to laying out paragraphs on the page. In How Computers Make Books you’ll discover:• How human descriptions are translated into computer programs• How a computer can understand document formatting• How a program decides where to print ink on a page• Why computer science is so interesting to computer scientists, and why it might interest you• …and much more! About the readerThis book is for everyone—from the computer science curious-but-clueless, to tech professionals interested in the ingenious solutions created to solve the big problems of printing.