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<a href="1-06-15-trigonometry.html">
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Trigonometry
|
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|
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<li class="chapter " data-level="3.1.6.16" data-path="1-06-16-psuedorandom-numbers.html">
|
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<a href="1-06-16-psuedorandom-numbers.html">
|
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Pseudo-Random Numbers
|
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<li class="chapter " data-level="3.1.7" data-path="1-07-0-arrays.html">
|
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<a href="1-07-0-arrays.html">
|
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|
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|
||
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|
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<a href="1-08-0-variables.html">
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Variables, Parameters, and Constants
|
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|
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<a href="1-09-0-closures.html">
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Extra Credit: Closures
|
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<a href="1-10-0-functions.html">
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Functions and Macros
|
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|
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<a href="1-11-0-text-adventure.html">
|
||
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||
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Extra Credit: A Simple Text Adventure
|
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|
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<li class="chapter " data-level="3.1.12" data-path="1-12-0-namespaces.html">
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<a href="1-12-0-namespaces.html">
|
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Namespaces, Symbols, Packages, and Systems
|
||
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|
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|
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<li class="chapter " data-level="3.1.13" data-path="1-13-0-simple-web-app.html">
|
||
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|
||
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<a href="1-13-0-simple-web-app.html">
|
||
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|
||
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|
||
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Extra Credit: A Simple Web Application
|
||
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|
||
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|
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|
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<li class="chapter " data-level="3.1.14" data-path="1-14-0-conditionals.html">
|
||
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<a href="1-14-0-conditionals.html">
|
||
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|
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Conditionals
|
||
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|
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|
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<li class="chapter " data-level="3.1.15" data-path="1-15-0-command-line-utility.html">
|
||
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|
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<a href="1-15-0-command-line-utility.html">
|
||
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|
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|
||
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Extra Credit: Command-Line Utilities
|
||
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|
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|
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<li class="chapter " data-level="3.1.16" data-path="1-16-0-map-loop.html">
|
||
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<a href="1-16-0-map-loop.html">
|
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|
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Mapping and Looping
|
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|
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<li class="chapter " data-level="3.1.17" data-path="1-17-0-iterate.html">
|
||
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<a href="1-17-0-iterate.html">
|
||
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|
||
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|
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Extra Credit: Revisiting Loops with Iterate
|
||
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|
||
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|
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<li class="chapter " data-level="3.1.18" data-path="1-18-0-format.html">
|
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<a href="1-18-0-format.html">
|
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|
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Format Strings
|
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|
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|
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<li class="chapter " data-level="3.1.19" data-path="1-19-0-dsl.html">
|
||
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||
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<a href="1-19-0-dsl.html">
|
||
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|
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|
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Extra Credit: Domain Specific Languages
|
||
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|
||
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|
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|
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||
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<li class="chapter " data-level="3.1.20" data-path="1-20-0-review.html">
|
||
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||
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<a href="1-20-0-review.html">
|
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|
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Part One in Review
|
||
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|
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|
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<li class="chapter " data-level="4.1" data-path="2-0-0-overview.html">
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<a href="2-0-0-overview.html">
|
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|
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|
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The Suffusion of Blue
|
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|
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<ul class="articles">
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|
||
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|
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<a href="2-01-0-programming-paradigms.html">
|
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Programming Paradigms
|
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|
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<li class="chapter " data-level="4.1.2" data-path="2-02-0-regex.html">
|
||
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||
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<a href="2-02-0-regex.html">
|
||
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|
||
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|
||
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Extra Credit: Regular Expressions
|
||
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|
||
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|
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|
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<li class="chapter " data-level="4.1.3" data-path="2-03-0-objects-control.html">
|
||
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<a href="2-03-0-objects-control.html">
|
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Objects and Control Structures
|
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|
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|
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<li class="chapter " data-level="4.1.4" data-path="2-04-0-data-persistence.html">
|
||
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|
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<a href="2-04-0-data-persistence.html">
|
||
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|
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Extra Credit: Persistence and Databases
|
||
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|
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|
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|
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<li class="chapter " data-level="4.1.5" data-path="2-05-0-extended-types.html">
|
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Extended Types
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Binary Streams, Octet-Vectors, and Bit-Vectors
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|
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<a href="2-12-0-2d-game.html">
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Extra Credit: Write a 2D Game
|
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<a href="2-13-0-compiler.html">
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The Compiler
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<a href="2-14-0-tree-shaker.html">
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|
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<a href="2-16-0-foreign-libs.html">
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|
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<a href="2-17-0-debugging-testing.html">
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Debugging and Unit Testing
|
||
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|
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<a href="2-18-0-ffi.html">
|
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|
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|
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||
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<a href="2-19-0-essential-libs.html">
|
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Essential Lisp Libraries
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|
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|
||
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||
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<a href="2-20-0-packaging-libs.html">
|
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Extra Credit: Packaging Lisp Libraries
|
||
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|
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|
||
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||
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<a href="2-21-0-review.html">
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Detailed Syntax Review
|
||
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|
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|
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<li class="chapter " data-level="5.1" data-path="3-00-00-overview.html">
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||
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|
||
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<a href="3-00-00-overview.html">
|
||
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|
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|
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Lisp So(u)rcery
|
||
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|
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||
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<ul class="articles">
|
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|
||
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|
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<a href="3-01-00-web-apps.html">
|
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Real-world Web Apps
|
||
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|
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|
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|
||
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|
||
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<a href="3-02-00-typesetting.html">
|
||
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|
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|
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Typesetting
|
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|
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|
||
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|
||
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|
||
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|
||
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<a href="3-03-00-mobile.html">
|
||
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|
||
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|
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Native Mobile Applications
|
||
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|
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|
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|
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|
||
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||
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<a href="3-04-00-gui.html">
|
||
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|
||
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|
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Cross-platform Desktop Applications
|
||
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|
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|
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|
||
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|
||
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<li class="chapter " data-level="5.1.5" data-path="3-05-00-system-utils.html">
|
||
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|
||
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<a href="3-05-00-system-utils.html">
|
||
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|
||
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|
||
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Drivers, Daemons, and System-Utilities
|
||
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|
||
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|
||
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|
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|
||
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||
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<li class="chapter " data-level="5.1.6" data-path="3-06-00-reverse-engineering.html">
|
||
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|
||
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<a href="3-06-00-reverse-engineering.html">
|
||
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|
||
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|
||
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Reverse Engineering
|
||
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|
||
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|
||
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|
||
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||
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|
||
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|
||
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<a href="3-07-00-graphics.html">
|
||
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|
||
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|
||
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Graphics Rendering
|
||
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|
||
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|
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|
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||
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<li class="chapter " data-level="5.1.8" data-path="3-08-00-gaming.html">
|
||
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|
||
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<a href="3-08-00-gaming.html">
|
||
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|
||
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|
||
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OpenGL, SDL, and 3D Game Development
|
||
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|
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|
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||
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<li class="chapter " data-level="5.1.9" data-path="3-09-00-audio.html">
|
||
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|
||
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<a href="3-09-00-audio.html">
|
||
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|
||
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|
||
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Audio Generation and Manipulation
|
||
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|
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|
||
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|
||
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|
||
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<a href="3-10-00-data.html">
|
||
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|
||
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|
||
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|
||
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|
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|
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|
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|
||
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|
||
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<a href="3-11-00-cryptosec.html">
|
||
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|
||
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|
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|
||
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|
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|
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|
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|
||
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|
||
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<a href="3-12-00-fintech.html">
|
||
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|
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|
||
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|
||
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|
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|
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|
||
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|
||
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<a href="3-13-00-scientific-computing.html">
|
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|
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|
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|
||
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|
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<a href="3-14-00-computational-physics.html">
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
||
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|
||
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<a href="3-15-00-quantum-computing.html">
|
||
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|
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Quantum Computing
|
||
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|
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|
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|
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|
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<a href="3-16-00-nlp.html">
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|
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Artificial Intelligence
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Robotics
|
||
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|
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|
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Neuroscience and Thought-Controlled Computing
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|
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||
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<a href="3-21-00-lispos.html">
|
||
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A Simple LispOS
|
||
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|
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|
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<li class="chapter " data-level="5.1.22" data-path="3-22-00-lisp-machine.html">
|
||
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|
||
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<a href="3-22-00-lisp-machine.html">
|
||
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|
||
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|
||
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Build Your Own Lisp Machine
|
||
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|
||
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|
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|
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|
||
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