> I think that a CAS without a strong programming language is nothing > but a simple pocket calculator. Therefore, if a mathematical notation > interferes too much with the requirements of the underlying > programming language, then the mathematical notation should be > dropped.
I vote +1 for this argument > > Compare this with the example given by Kwankyu: R<x>=ZZ[] resembles a > chain of inequalities, > sage: 5<6>=3 > True > and R[x] is not compatible with Python's syntax (if R is to be > defined). Therefore, I think it is a very reasonable compromise to > have the additional dot in R.<x> > This explanation makes sense. Thank you. Kwankyu --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send an email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to sage-devel-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URLs: http://www.sagemath.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---