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Just finished "Ray-Tracing Pocket Book " - my thoughts
Ray-Tracing Pocket Book strikes the perfect balance between theory and practice for rendering. Highly recommended for intermediate developers.

Best practices for rendering?
I'm working on a project that involves graphics and looking for advice on best practices. Has anyone read "Ray-Tracing Pocket Book " and can recommend specific chapters?


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I'm halfway through Ray-Tracing Pocket Book (Paperback) and already seeing improvements in my code.
The author really knows their stuff. Ray-Tracing Pocket Book (Paperback) is now my go-to reference.
Ray-Tracing Pocket Book (Paperback) is worth it just for the appendix on best practices.