Re: [Axiom-developer] Lisp

[Waldek Hebisch]

Bill Page wrote:
> On 3/5/08, Waldek Hebisch wrote:
> 
> > I agree to the general statement: there are many problems
> > that Axiom can not do -- most beginers will probably give up
> > concluding "Axiom is too hard to use" and not realize that
> > what they want to do in not doable using Axiom.
> >
> 
> I think you need to define more carefully what you mean by "axiom just
> can't do many things mathematicians want to do" and "not doable using
> Axiom". 

I would say that from beginers point of view doable means using 2-3
commands.  "Interpreter" functions are a middle ground.  Going to
Spad is more like "writing program to solve the problem" than "using
Axiom".

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                              Waldek Hebisch
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