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I used to use a TI-83+, but now I've gotten into the habit of opening a Python or Node.js REPL for math. That way, I can copy-paste values to and from emails or
by ggreer 11y ago
I used to use a TI-83+, but now I've gotten into the habit of opening a Python or Node.js REPL for math. That way, I can copy-paste values to and from emails or chat. It also helps that I already know the syntax and math libs.
I tried bc[1] as well, but it has some really annoying defaults. For example: While it's capable of arbitrary precision, it calculates out to zero decimal places unless you tell it otherwise.
1. https://www.gnu.org/software/bc/ https://www.gnu.org/software/bc/
- gaius 11y agoI've tried that but for me a REPL for calculating occupies an annoying middle ground: not as efficient as a calculator for quick calculations and not as powerful as say MathCAD for exploratory work. IPython's a step in the right direction.
- eru 11y agoI always start it as "bc -l". On some computers I have alias bc to that option.
- justinhj 11y agoEmacs calc is convenient and very full featured to say the least