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changed: -Axiom's programming languages - - At first it might be confusing: So many programming languages to choose from. There is Lisp, Boot, Spad, Aldor and even more that can all be compiled from the Axiom interpreter. FriCAS programming languages At first it might be confusing: So many programming languages to choose from. There is Lisp, Boot, Spad, Aldor and even more that can all be compiled from the FriCAS interpreter. changed: - "Axiom interpreter":AxiomInterpreter scripts - - if you want to use Axiom for doing mathematics at a basic to intermediate level. Similar in scope to the scripting languages provided by Maple, Mathematica, etc., only *a lot better*. "FriCAS interpreter":FriCASInterpreter scripts if you want to use FriCAS for doing mathematics at a basic to intermediate level. Similar in scope to the scripting languages provided by Maple, Mathematica, etc., only *a lot better*. changed: - if you want to use Axiom for doing mathematics at an advanced level, in a way that you can share your efforts with other people. Furthermore, if you want to "debug Axioms":DebuggingAxiom "mathematical" bugs. The mathematical capabilities Axiom provides are written in Spad. - - It is (more or less) a prerequesite to know how to use the Axiom interpreter language, they are nearly identical. if you want to use FriCAS for doing mathematics at an advanced level, in a way that you can share your efforts with other people. Furthermore, if you want to "debug":DebuggingFriCAS FriCAS "mathematical" bugs. The mathematical capabilities FriCAS provides are written in Spad. It is (more or less) a prerequesite to know how to use the FriCAS interpreter language, they are nearly identical. changed: - is the successor of Spad and can be used within Axiom via an external compiler. If you want to use Axiom for doing mathematics at an advanced level, in a way that you can share your efforts with other people. Also, if you *really* want to understand how to use Spad, you should learn Aldor. is the language which was indended to be the successor of Spad and can be used within FriCAS via an external compiler. Some people who want to use FriCAS for doing mathematics at an advanced level prefer it to Spad. Unfortunatly currently Aldor is only available under restrictive licence and there is no new developement on it. Also, if you *really* want to understand how to use Spad, learning Aldor can help. changed: - Currently FriCAS contains only about 10000 lines of hand written Lisp, however since Spad and Boot are compiled to Lisp it has very important place. changed: - Boot is used internally in Axiom for the implementation of the interpreter - and Spad compiler. Boot is written in Lisp (and Boot) and has a syntax very Boot is used internally in FriCAS for the implementation of the interpreter and Spad compiler. Boot is written mostly in Boot (it uses a few Lisp functions for system interface) and has a syntax very added: C C is used for operating system interface, for HyperDoc help browser and for graphic programs. By line count (about 55000 lines) it is the third language (after Spad and Boot).
FriCAS? programming languages
At first it might be confusing: So many programming languages to choose from. There is Lisp, Boot, Spad, Aldor and even more that can all be compiled from the FriCAS? interpreter.
You can also compile and use functions written in each of these languages in web pages of this web site. See: FriCASTutorial? .
So what do I really need to learn? These are listed below in order of importance:
FriCAS? interpreter scripts
if you want to use FriCAS? for doing mathematics at a basic to intermediate level. Similar in scope to the scripting languages provided by Maple, Mathematica, etc., only a lot better.
Explained in detail in the Axiom Book Sections 5 and 6 and by HyperDoc?
Spad
if you want to use FriCAS? for doing mathematics at an advanced level, in a way that you can share your efforts with other people. Furthermore, if you want to debug FriCAS? "mathematical" bugs. The mathematical capabilities FriCAS? provides are written in Spad.
It is (more or less) a prerequesite to know how to use the FriCAS? interpreter language, they are nearly identical.
Explained in the Axiom Book, Sections 11, 12 and 13.
Aldor
is the language which was indended to be the successor of Spad and can be used within FriCAS? via an external compiler. Some people who want to use FriCAS? for doing mathematics at an advanced level prefer it to Spad. Unfortunatly currently Aldor is only available under restrictive licence and there is no new developement on it. Also, if you really want to understand how to use Spad, learning Aldor can help.
Aldor has extensive online documentation
LaTeX?
is the language we use for documenting everything.
Lisp
to learn programming itself, if you intend to hack the interpreter, compiler, user-interface Currently FriCAS? contains only about 10000 lines of hand written Lisp, however since Spad and Boot are compiled to Lisp it has very important place.
Boot
Boot is used internally in FriCAS? for the implementation of the interpreter and Spad compiler. Boot is written mostly in Boot (it uses a few Lisp functions for system interface) and has a syntax very much like Spad.
C
C is used for operating system interface, for HyperDoc? help browser and for graphic programs. By line count (about 55000 lines) it is the third language (after Spad and Boot).