Re: What language for mathematical applications?



osmium wrote:
I rarely respond to people asking for advise on anything; I think it is
usually a waste of my time and theirs. . Examples:What compiler should I
get? What OS should I use? What books should I buy? What language should I
study?

Well in this case I explained what are my objectives and what I think
is a good solution. I then proceeded to ask whether there are better
options, and I listen carefully the opinion of other people that could
be well more experienced then me. I see no waste of time in doing this.

Now I have yet another reason to continue my practice of silence. It's
pretty darn clear that his mind was already made up when he posted the
question.

My mind is open. I though C# was a good starting point, but I'm ready
to challenge that point of view if necessary. For example, someone
proposed Haskell and I've been interested in learning Haskell for a
while. Well, I maybe actually looking into haskell you know?

He made that clear when he typed 99%.

Well, I said 99% just to express the overwhelming majority.

.



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