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While you're in the terminal, you might as well fire up `bc -l`, etc. I can't stand GUI calculators that don't display the whole formula.
by zingermc 10y ago
While you're in the terminal, you might as well fire up `bc -l`, etc. I can't stand GUI calculators that don't display the whole formula.
- todd8 10y agoI've used bc for decades. It's versatile, ubiquitous (Unix, Linux, MacOS), and easy to use. I find it so much better than some calculator I have to use with a mouse. A developer friend I know used to always prefer the even older unix command line tool, dc. It operates with reverse Polish notation. Now, I often just start the python repl (type 'python' at the command line) for quick calculations that might require slightly more power than bc. To bring this back to the original topic, it is this easy access to the underlying unix tools that made me switch to Macs in the first place. Windows, IMHO, lost some points with the emphasis on touchscreen based UI and gained some points with the new Linux shell support.
- yoz-y 10y agoFor quick calculations I just use spotlight or alfred, whichever I happen to launch. For more complex calculations I use Soulver.
- zingermc 10y agoSoulver is very similar to a project I started working on a few months ago. I guess I didn't do enough market research!
- yoz-y 10y agoI think there is still place for similar projects. Although do look at Calca as well if you have not done so yet. In regard to both, I suppose that there is an opening to something more complex.