From: rgs20@cam.ac.uk (Richard Stamp)
Subject: Re: Programming For Maths
 
In article ,
travs  wrote:
>Hi, I'm a mathematician (of sorts) and want to get into programming for my
>subject. Is this a good language to use. I want to do numerical calculations
>(no algebra necessarily) and be able to draw fractals with colour. Please
>respond with any pointers in the right direction. And how to get started.
 
Oh my goodness, (s)he's crossposted to 13 groups [though only 12 of them
actually exist].  Hey everyone, shall we try *not* to turn this into the
flamewar of the century?
 
General pointers: you need to look at
 
(a) the basic numerical capabilities of the language (for example, how
    well the behaviour of the floating-point operations is defined)
 
(b) the tools available for each language.
 
The conventional choice would be Fortran.  Not that I've ever used that
myself.  :-)
 
Oh, and please try not to crosspost so widely: it inevitably leads to
annoyance when people start discussing the intricacies of Java in
comp.lang.basic.  Even crossposting to just 3 or 4 language groups is
a dangerous practice.
 
Cheers,
Richard
--
Richard Stamp
Churchill College, Cambridge
 
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