Anna Clawson popped up and sent me an easy-to-read translation to English of the relevant parts. I, of course, disagree with their assertion that Sage inherits "all the worst features of the specialized mathematics software."
"Willliam, This is comparative analysis of the leading math software - they 're discussing developments in implementing artificial intelligence features, data structures, database integration, interface, etc. Here's what they say about Sage: "As for the Sage project, its objective is to create an open-source computational algebra system (CAS) that could compete with contemporary commercial software. At this point, there is a large number of open-source specialized software for computations with numerical and analytical methods for solving problems in different fields. The main idea of the project is to unite this specialized mathematics software into a single system with one interface. In our view, a system created in this way will be able to develop only extensively by increasing the volume of functions from different areas of knowledge. The capabilities of this system in terms of writing automatic programs with artificial intelligence-type behavior will also be insignificant. Besides, the upshot of such approach is that the software will inherit all the best and the worst features of the specialized mathematics software. The idea of creating open-source CAS takes roots in the REDUCE system, which until the 90s was the most popular among CAS users (the first version had been released in early 70s). Although computers at the time were slow, the system had an open kernel, which undoubtedly contributed to its popularity. The system was distributed with the source code allowing highly-qualified users not only to use standard procedure libraries but also change and write individual fragments and programs. This idea of "openness" supported by the existence of versions for many types of computers and successful marketing (the first version of the system was distributed for free by the author) together with well-functioning interaction and information exchange between users and developers stimulated fast evolution of the system and creation of a large number of problem-oriented versions of the system and expansion packages. At this point, MAXIMA is also a system with open source code, and its components were used in creation of Sage as part of system for symbolic computations." <and then they are talking about Russian software called Analytic, which at the time was being redeveloped in order to create a web app>." On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 3:13 AM, Dima Pasechnik <dimp...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 2014-01-31, Justin C. Walker <jus...@mac.com> wrote: >> >> On Jan 30, 2014, at 23:19 , William Stein wrote: >> >>> Hi Sage-Devel, >>> >>> Here's an article that just popped up online in Russian about computer >>> algebra systems, which mention Sage: >>> >>> http://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/sovremennye-osobennosti-razvitiya-sistem-kompyuternoy-algebry >>> >>> I can't understand a word of it, of course. > you don't miss too much. The text mainly promotes a CAS called > ANALITIK. Ever heard of? > And, according to the authors, it's much better than Sage, at least it > has much greater potential. > There are many peculiar places in the text, e.g. the authors > lament the absense of a Windows version for Axiom, and express hope > that appearance of such a version would create a lot of interest in > Axiom for CAS users and investors (sic!). > > >> >> Is that Lenin in the upper left? > Yes. "Leninka" (Lenin's Library) used to be an analog of the Library > of Congress in USA. Thus "Cyber-Leninka" (cf. the URL). > > Cheers, > Dima > >> >> -- >> Justin C. Walker >> Curmudgeon at Large >> Director >> Institute for the Enhancement of the Director's Income >> -- >> Build a man a fire and he'll be warm >> for a night. >> Set a man on fire and he'll be warm >> for the rest of his life. >> >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "sage-devel" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- William Stein Professor of Mathematics University of Washington http://wstein.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-devel" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
