AT A GLANCE:
DVD is the next-generation CD, with at least seven times the sto
rage (4.7 GB) and a near-perfect format for movies, video, and large databases.
WHO SUPPORTS IT:
All the usual hardware suspects are pushing DVD players, though copy protection concerns delayed their introduction. But the industry is split over incompatible, competing standards for recordable DVDs.
Flexible C++
Matthew Wilson
My approach to software engineering is far more pragmatic than it
is
theoretical--and no language better exemplifies this than C++.
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