Re: Mathematica Programmer vs. Programming in Mathematica
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- Subject: [mg63105] Re: Mathematica Programmer vs. Programming in Mathematica
- From: Bill Rowe <readnewsciv at earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 04:36:09 -0500 (EST)
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On 12/13/05 at 3:41 AM, hattons at globalsymmetry.com (Steven T. Hatton) wrote: >Has anybody read both of Roman Maeder's books _The Mathematica >Programmer_ and _Programming in Mathematica_? I specifically mean >the out of print first volume of the former. Yes. I have copies of each within arms length of my desk. >Dose _The Mathematica Programmer_ give a significantly different >perspective than what is presented in _Programming in Mathematica_? I am not sure there is much difference in perspective. But there is a difference in the information covered. Programing in Mathematica discusses the development of packages and functions to be included in those packages. There is only a brief mention of data types on page 152. In contrast, The Mathematica Programmer has very little discussion about packages and thier development but a great deal of discussion about things such as data types, polymorhism and object oriented programming. -- To reply via email subtract one hundred and four