[Edu-sig] Update from Urner
Arthur
ajs@ix.netcom.com
Sun, 28 Jul 2002 11:13:58 -0400
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Kirby writes -=20
>Perhaps some other Pythoneers tracking this list have some overlap with =
J as well? =20
>Anyone care to opine re J?=20
My focus being in a sense a subset of yours - math through =
visualization/graphics programming -
J has come into play. Working with a copy of "Fractals Visualization =
and J" by=20
Clifford A. Reiter http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~reiterc/j/index.html.
But have not really had the time, impetus to get into the J learning =
curve. As much as I agree with
your multilanguage approach, I personally feel the need to get to a =
certain level of depth=20
in a particular language before I can get too much out of comparative =
language approach.
And I still don't feel as competent in Python as I would like to be.
So I'm still hacking away on PyGeo in my spare time trying to get deeper =
into performance
related issues - e.g. having a tight event loop that only =
updates/calculates what is necessary as necessary.
Mostly stuff that I am sure would be necessary to focus on in its own =
way in any language I was
working with/in. (Also got off the ground on what I was trying to do =
with complex number visualization
using Visual Complex Analysis by Tristan Needham as guide/ =
inspiration).
But I had brought up J on the list earlier and do see it as a natural =
extension to your
executable symbolic math interest and look forward to following your =
adventures with it.
Art
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Kirby writes - </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>>Perhaps some other Pythoneers tracking this list have some =
overlap with=20
J as well? </DIV>
<DIV>>Anyone care to opine re J? </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My focus being in a sense a subset of =
yours - math=20
through visualization/graphics programming -</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>J has come into =
play. Working=20
with a copy of "Fractals Visualization and J" by </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Clifford A. Reiter <A=20
href=3D"http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~reiterc/j/index.html">http://ww2.lafaye=
tte.edu/~reiterc/j/index.html</A>.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>But have not really had the time, =
impetus to=20
get into the J learning curve. As much as I agree =
with</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>your multilanguage approach, I =
personally feel the=20
need to get to a certain level of depth </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>in a particular </FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>language before I can get too much out of comparative language=20
approach.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>And I still don't feel as competent in =
Python as I=20
would like to be.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>So I'm still hacking away on PyGeo in =
my spare time=20
trying to get deeper into performance</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>related issues - e.g. having a tight =
event loop=20
that only updates/calculates what is necessary as=20
necessary.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mostly stuff that I am sure would be =
necessary to=20
focus on in its own way in any language I was</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>working with/in. (Also got off =
the ground on=20
what I was trying to do with complex number visualization</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>using <A=20
href=3D"http://www.usfca.edu/vca/vca-preface.html">Visual Complex =
Analysis=20
</A> by Tristan Needham as guide/ inspiration).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>But I had brought up J on the list =
earlier and do=20
see it as a natural extension to your</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>executable symbolic math interest and =
look forward=20
to following your adventures with it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Art</FONT></DIV>
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