Re: Computer Algebra Algorithms lisp vs. C.

Bernard Parisse wrote:
>> The "mathematical algorithms" should be bootstrapped in the host language
>> so, yes, the implementation language is irrelevant for these.
>
> I disagree. They should also be accessible from the programming
> language

What is "the programming language"?

> so that they can be used directly in other programs
> as libraries.

If you have a free compiler/interpreter then writing programs in a different
language does not make them inaccessible. Indeed, it makes them more
accessible.

> I believe it's the main new point of C++ libraries
> (like ginac and giac) or template libraries, you can now use a
> standard language to program CAS algorithms instead of a "host"
> language.

So you're saying that the advantage of C++ is that it is the "standard
language"?

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