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Lots of people, particularly people who do lots of math, still communicate with each other over a whiteboard.
by scott_s 12y ago
Lots of people, particularly people who do lots of math, still communicate with each other over a whiteboard.
- superuser2 12y agoBecause their notation is optimal on whiteboards and onerous on computer screens.
- scott_s 12y agoComputer screens are also not optimal for collaborative discussion.
- quacker 12y agoGoing forward, the ideal notation would be suitable for both digital and analog formats while being concise but comprehensible. It's hard to hit all of those points. Lisp falls short (neither concise nor suitable for analog) as does the existing notation (not as comprehensible and not suitable for digital formats).