Il ciclo di vita degli oggetti software
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9788865301838 (886530183X)
Publish date: October 2011
Publisher: Delos Books
Pages no: 138
Edition language: Italian
[Subterranean Press has made this available for free online. As far as I can tell, the entire text is included, although the illustrations are not.] The Lifecycle of Software Objects is an exploration of what might happen if AIs capable of learning, and possessing an unknown level of potential, we...
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