Preparing a review of a field as vast as Computer Science on annual basis is not an easy job. A common problem with such reviews is that the material presented in them lacks the cohesion associated with a book and look more like just a binding of articles. In this regard the Editorial Board of the Annual Review has done a great job by not only selecting papers on active research topics but also presenting them in a book-like manner to provide the reader with an ease of reading.
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