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Animation and Interactive Programming: A Practical Approach. / Benachour, Phillip; Edwards, Reuben.
In: Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science, Vol. 224, 02.01.2009, p. 133-140.

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Benachour, P & Edwards, R 2009, 'Animation and Interactive Programming: A Practical Approach', Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science, vol. 224, pp. 133-140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.entcs.2008.12.057

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Benachour, P., & Edwards, R. (2009). Animation and Interactive Programming: A Practical Approach. Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science, 224, 133-140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.entcs.2008.12.057

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Benachour P, Edwards R. Animation and Interactive Programming: A Practical Approach. Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science. 2009 Jan 2;224:133-140. doi: 10.1016/j.entcs.2008.12.057

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Benachour, Phillip ; Edwards, Reuben. / Animation and Interactive Programming: A Practical Approach. In: Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science. 2009 ; Vol. 224. pp. 133-140.

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