I am not sure if it is also available in the M's, or if they have some other system to guide the user to the functions he wants to use, but for me, tab-completion is a great feature in Sage.
El martes, 2 de diciembre de 2014 22:43:34 UTC+1, maldun escribió: > > The emphasis lies on 'trying' Concerning image processing and control > theory matlab is prefered by most with good reason (for reference: I come > from these areas) > Since numpy/scipy/matplotlib is on board with Sage, it can easily > challenge Mathematica in these areas, since the scipy packages can compare > quite good with > Matlab. And I dare say that sage can easily outsmart the symbolic toolbox > of Matlab. > > On another note: Sage comes with Cython (and of course other > possibilities) which is much smarter than MEX from matlab concerning low > level programming for fast code. > And I remember well that a colleague of mine switched very fast to > Numpy/Cython, because he got sick of MEX files. > A comparison between MEX and Cython would also be a good point. > > I suppose some direct use cases where Sage is directly compared to the > other 4Ms and shows why it is better suited, would be important to such a > comparison. > Some of the formentioned things above are some reasons why at least I > prefer Sage over Matlab and Mathematica. > Maybe it would be a good Idea to collect some more concrete examples? > > A short list of other strong points besides the one from above > > > 1. The price: Of course > 2. Open > 3. Covers broad functionality > 4. Expandable: It is easy to build Sage packages and expand it's > functionality. > 5. The Notebook: It is easy to use, and has very nice typesetting > (compared to Mathematica it is far better I think; this could also be in a > comparison) > 6. Python: One could always argue about the language itself, but in > contrast to the others Sage uses a general purpose language. So it easy to > combine Sage with other programs (Ever build standalone Programs with the > others?) > 7. Most important Python packages for Math ready to go > 8. A nice community > 9. The price! > 10. ... > > Has someone more examples why he/she uses Sage instead of one of the 4Ms? > > Maybe a survey along the users would be also good Idea? This could extend > the list, > and maybe would at least be a start. > > > On Monday, December 1, 2014 6:27:56 AM UTC+1, Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby > Microwave Ltd) wrote: >> >> On 27 Nov 2014 20:51, "maldun" <dom...@gmx.net> wrote: >> >> > I personally a comparison of sage with the other Systems is quite hard, >> since all of the other 4Ms concentrate more or less >> > on particular fields of mathematic (e.g. Matlab focus on numerics, >> Mathematica more on Calculus etc.) >> > Sage is far from perfect but tries to cover all fields at once. >> >> Although I have never tested it myself, several sources say Mathematica >> is the best program for symbolic maths. >> >> But to me at least Mathematica covers a very wide area of mathematics. >> Inage processing, control theory, number theory, numerics, financial etc. >> I think it tries to cover pretty much everything. >> >> I believe any attempt to compare the packages would be very difficult and >> I doubt it is possible to remove personal bias. >> >> It is totally objective to say Sage is free, whereas neither Mathematica >> or MATLAB are. But just about other comparison else is going to be >> subjective. >> >> Dave. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-devel" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
