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136 points todsacerdoti | 5 comments | 25 Jun 25 15:33 UTC | HN request time: 0.63s | source
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jinlisp ◴[25 Jun 25 18:06 UTC] No.44380180[source]▶
I was going to ask if maxima (a symbolic computation system) can be implemented in the browser, but it was answered four months ago [1]

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42853528

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1. mixedmath ◴[25 Jun 25 18:08 UTC] No.44380203[source]▶
Do you use maxima? Would you say it's still worth using and learning?
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2. jinlisp ◴[25 Jun 25 18:19 UTC] No.44380333[source]▶
It depends of what you need, but for example for calculus is a nice program. There is also sympy and Wolfram Mathematica. For symbolic computation I think that Mathematica is the strongest then maxima and then sympy, but sympy is based on python and I think it will get stronger. If you need numerical computation then there is octave or matlab or julia.
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3. mrbungie ◴[25 Jun 25 18:44 UTC] No.44380606[source]▶
For symbolic computation there is also Maple (*shudders at the thought*).
4. johnisgood ◴[25 Jun 25 19:43 UTC] No.44381170[source]▶
Yes, I think it is worth learning. GNU units is worth learning, too. You know these math riddles? You can solve it using GNU units alone. :D
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5. anthk ◴[26 Jun 25 10:10 UTC] No.44385880[source]▶
Qalc from libqalculate it's a mini-maxima.