A few comments that might help with development of these ideas. WeBWorK is divided into two (perhaps 3 ) parts. WeBWorK2 is an LMS. The PG language code provides problem rendering and answer evaluation. PG has a webservice and is pretty independent of the LMS. For example it already serves has a handler of advanced mathematics problems for Moodle.
A little work could completely decouple PG from WeBWorK2 -- and since it communicates through a web service the new front end could be built in any language you like. It might be worth looking at some of the design of the PG section -- in particular the pg/lib/WeBWorK/ Translator.pm module and the use of macros and MathObjects. The power of the PG rendering and answer evaluation system developed over the last 16 years would take some time to recreate. On the other hand the full power may not be needed for every application. The third part of WeBWorK is the NationalProblemLibrary, an enormous collection of mathematics problems at all levels from pre-calculus to ODE and complex variables, generously donated over the last decade by mathematics instructors. It has been only lightly curated (an ongoing problem) so the quality varies. While it would be relatively easy to replace the LMS with one written in a different language it would be somewhat more difficult to rewrite PG and I think nearly impossible to duplicate or translate the 20K problems in the NPL. The best approach there would be to use a perl interpreter embedded in another language such as Ruby or Python. Mike Gage https://webwork.maa.org/wiki On May 21, 1:23 am, MišoLietavec <frca...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, Raniere, > > 2012/5/20 Raniere Gaia Silva <r.gaia...@gmail.com>: > > > Hi, > > > I was searching for a easily and quickly way to make math tests/exercises (I > > don't want a course management system like moodle or webwork). > > Since I didn't find any great solution I start to make > > one: http://smart-teacher.alwaysdata.net/ > > I always liked the idea of having something like WebWork, but in clear > Python. And not burned in huge LMS. > My colleague is trying something similar in AcroTeX educational bundle > (we make it functioning in Linux). > But your approach has more potential for further development. > > > would be interested in comments :) > > and in which other groups I could discuss it? > > I think, You can post and discuss things also in python-edu > SIG,http://www.python.org/community/sigs/current/edu-sig/ > > > > > > > > > Raniere > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "sage-edu" group. > > To post to this group, send email to sage-edu@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > sage-edu+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/sage-edu?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-edu" group. To post to this group, send email to sage-edu@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to sage-edu+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-edu?hl=en.
