On November 16, 2005 8:38 PM Tim Daly Jr. wrote: > ... > > Really, I don't want to play with any of this. > > It shows. >
Thank you. > > I want to use computer algebra for theoretical physics. > > I would prefer if heavy lifting was done in a collaborative > > manner, shared among several people. But instead, the > > suggestion is that I should start by studying a textbook on > > lisp ... > > Look, if you're not willing to learn, if you're not willing > to read a beautiful book and learn something about one of the > most amazing creations of human intelligence, in fact the very > language that the project you're trying to work with is written > in, then you may as well give up now. Well, I have a feeling that I probably first studied lisp a few years before you were born and it seems that I still learn about one new programming language per year so your assumption that I am unwilling to learn is not warranted. Lisp is neat but I think you would have to have a pretty limited experience to class it as "one of the most amazing creations of human intelligence" especially in the context of a project like Axiom whose goal it is to make all of mathematics available by computer. I am well aware that Axiom is written in lisp and that's perfectly fine with me. > > When someone recommends a good book to you, you say "thank you". > I am sure it's a good book, but there have been dozens of good books written about lisp. > > The reason to care what poison we choose and the reason to > > spend a lot of time discussing it is the hope that in the > > longer term this will eventually lead to co-operative > > development instead of a series of one-person shows. > > So you're going to generate hot air until somebody else does > the work. Fine. I hope that works out for you. No, I am generating hot air while I continue to do the things that I think matter to help make this project a collaborative effort. I hope that it works for all of us. > > The way to start a project is to release your code with an > email that says "hey, I hacked this up and it basically works, > please give it a shot and let me know what you think". If > people like it, they send you patches. > As I said, I don't think working on Axiom should be this sort of one-person show. Regards, Bill Page. _______________________________________________ Axiom-developer mailing list Axiom-developer@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/axiom-developer
