I think that part of the issue here is the difference between the algorithms/coding them, and all the hoo-ha you have to do to get a computer to do that fast in compiled languages, headers and whatnot. I realize those things are important, but they are almost certainly the last thing that a classically-trained mathematician is likely to see.
It could conceivably be worth having a few people who know what they are talking about with such things (many contributors to this thread) make some short videos which could be presented at Sage Days or online that explain some of the issues that have been raised "from the ground up". Or point to well-documented, step-by-step, tutorials for such things. Unfortunately, many internet references read like man pages - designed for people who already know how it works. Anyway, that could be an easy place to point for future issues of this type. - kcrisman -- 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 URL: http://www.sagemath.org
