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Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: Literate programming
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M. Edward (Ed) Borasky |
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Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: Literate programming |
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Tue, 23 May 2006 06:41:30 -0700 |
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Martin Rubey wrote:
> Ralf Hemmecke <address@hidden> writes:
>
>
>> I wanted an environment that describes theory and the program in connection
>> to
>> that theory. I didn't have the need to show output of that program. (Well,
>> not
>> yet.)
>>
>
> But that's very similar to my request! Namely, integrate MathAction and
> HyperDoc into AllProse. I believe that having only one very powerful yet
> simple
> file format (i.e., LaTeX and noweb) would make it a lot simpler to write
> documentation.
>
I'm just now getting down to learning Axiom, and I'm finding HyperDoc
somewhat "counterintuitive" after using Derive heavily, both in the DOS
(character-based) and Windows (GUI) interfaces. As I've noted above, for
my purposes, using TeXmacs as my editor is probably where I'll end up.
Also, when it comes to building products/user interfaces for
non-programmers, some very strict usability considerations apply, and
HyperDoc isn't exactly the sort of interface I'd want to hand to a user
of, say, a performance and availability modeling package. In fact,
building interfaces for *programmers* also has strict usability
considerations. There's a *reason* most interactive development
environments look the same. :)
Contrast HyperDoc with wxMaxima. I downloaded and installed wxMaxima and
within minutes was solving simple equational problems "just like I used
to do in Derive 5". :) The engine is still Maxima, with all its warts
and limitations, but the user interface instantly made sense to me.
--
M. Edward (Ed) Borasky
http://linuxcapacityplanning.com
- [Axiom-developer] Re: Literate programming, root, 2006/05/16
- Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: Literate programming, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky, 2006/05/22
- Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: Literate programming, Martin Rubey, 2006/05/22
- Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: Literate programming, Ralf Hemmecke, 2006/05/22
- Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: Literate programming, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky, 2006/05/23
- Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: Literate programming, Ralf Hemmecke, 2006/05/23
- Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: Literate programming, Martin Rubey, 2006/05/23
- Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: Literate programming, Ralf Hemmecke, 2006/05/23
- Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: Literate programming,
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- Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: Literate programming, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky, 2006/05/23