Re: A new FrontEnd
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- From: Leo Ditolaghi <leoditolaghi at gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2012 17:33:04 -0400 (EDT)
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Well I agree with David Park that it is certainly not a specification of any sort. And who said that anything had to be "abandoned" at all? It doesn't seem surprising to me at all that a computing environment with the breadth of Mathematica, coupled with the myriad ways it is employed in very diverse endeavors might stimulate a lot of discussion concerning interface issues. It might just be that a number of different interfaces to the underlying technology is appropriate. I certainly expect that many would differ on this idea. Sometimes the actual focus of the user is really the creation of a document. Sometimes it is as an application for others. Sometimes it is as an aid to a thought process, or to exploration, or to problem-solving. It can be only one thing; it can be a combination. I would dare to say that there are those who might love to walk up to a virtual blackboard and interact with Mathematica live on that surface with a writing implement. I can think of at least one ;) Cheers, Leo
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