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For working scientists, engineers and mathematicians, that are already familiar with LaTeX, this seems to be an easy and natural path to achieve (part of) the v
by aroberge 13y ago
For working scientists, engineers and mathematicians, that are already familiar with LaTeX, this seems to be an easy and natural path to achieve (part of) the vision of Bret Victor.
- sqrt28 13y agoWorking scientists, engineers and mathematicians probably have not heard about Victor and his vision, at least I have not. Glancing over his homepage, it seems his is into dynamic visualizations, so his vision probably has something to do with that.
- chm 13y agoI don't understand why he doesn't release the source for his applications.
- asdfologist 13y agoMaybe he wants to monetize it? Nothing wrong with making a living.
- ivan_ah 13y agoSource code here: https://github.com/pyramation/LaTeX2HTML5 https://github.com/pyramation/LaTeX2HTML5 and here: https://github.com/Mathapedia/LaTeX2HTML5 https://github.com/Mathapedia/LaTeX2HTML5
- mcphage 13y agoI think the parent is talking about Bret Victor.
- nilaykumar 13y agoThis is a tad off-topic but: I'd argue that a large proportion of scientists and mathematicians don't want to waste time trying to achieve Victor's goals. We have jargon for a reason - it allows experts to communicate effectively and efficiently. Scientists don't want to waste time or space unpacking what should be patently clear to another scientist. Now science education, that's different.
- gizmo686 13y agoI can't speak for all scientist, but most people I know enjoy explaining what they do to other people.