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For a bit of a Maxima vs Mathematica perspective, it is worth reading Fateman's review of Mathematics: https://people.eecs.berkeley.edu/~fateman/papers/mma.rev

by zzbn00 6y ago

For a bit of a Maxima vs Mathematica perspective, it is worth reading Fateman's review of Mathematics: https://people.eecs.berkeley.edu/~fateman/papers/mma.review.pdf https://people.eecs.berkeley.edu/~fateman/papers/mma.review....

jmount 6y ago
Beautiful writing: "... a critique of this aspect of the system will have to wait until the bugs are fixed and only the features remain."
gnufx 6y ago
Probably the most penetrating review I've ever seen, but only seen after we got somewhat burned by Mathematica early on.