programming using turbo +earlier best-selling titles include assembly language primer for the ibm pc and xt and (back at the beginning of the computer revolutionsoul of cp/ acknowledgments my gratitude for the following people (and many otherscannot be fully expressed in this short acknowledgment as alwaysmitch waite had the java thing figured out before anyone else he also let me bounce the applets off him until they did the job and extracted the overall form of the project from miasma of speculation my editorkurt stephanfound great reviewersmade sure everyone was on the same pagekept the ball rollingand gently but firmly ensured that did what was supposed to do harry henderson provided skilled appraisal of the first draftalong with many valuable suggestions richard wrightjr as technical editorcorrected numerous problems with his keen eye for detail jaime ninoph of the university of new orleansattempted to save me from myself and occasionally succeededbut should bear no responsibility for my approach or coding details susan walton has been staunch and much-appreciated supporter in helping to convey the essence of the project to the nontechnical carmela carvajal was invaluable in extending our contacts with the academic world dan scherf not only put the cd-rom togetherbut was tireless in keeping me up-to-date on rapidly evolving software changes finallycecile kaufman ably shepherded the book through its transition from the editing to the production process acclaim for robert lafore' "robert has truly broken new ground with this book nowhere else have seen these topics covered in such clear and easy-to-understandyet completemanner this book is sure to be an indispensable resource and reference to any programmer seeking to advance his or her skills and value beyond the mundane world of data entry screens and windows dialog boxes am especially impressed with the workshop applets some percent of your brain is designed for processing visual data by interactively 'showinghow these algorithms workhe has really managed to find way that almost anyone can use to approach this subject he has raised the bar on this type of book forever --richard wrightjr authoropengl superbible "robert lafore' explanations are always clearaccessibleand practical his java program examples reinforce learning with visual demonstration of each concept you will be able to understand and use every technique right away --harry henderson authorthe internet and the information superhighway and internet how-to " found the tone of the presentation inviting and the use of applets for this topic major plus --jaime ninophd associate professorcomputer science departmentuniversity of new orleans -