Brian Hayes writes a regular column for American Scientist called Computing Science. In his latest article, "Calculemus!" http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/pub/2008/5/calculemus/1, Hayes suggests that widely available tools for doing simple calculations and mathematical experiments have not kept up with progress in software technology.
On the last page of the article, he mentions Python and Sage as a possible way forward. He is somewhat critical, "The principal developers are putting most of their energy into creating a research tool for advanced mathematics, which can leave the skittish beginner without a safe point of entry," but thinks the notebook interface "is surely the way of the future." The whole article is an interesting read. Regards, JM --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URLs: http://www.sagemath.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
