How to turn a scripting language into a domain specific language for computer algebra

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Preprint 01 Jan 2008Embargo end date: 01 Jan 2008Publisher:arXivJournal:CoRR, volume abs/0811.1061

Authors: Raphael Jolly; Heinz Kredel;

doi: 10.48550/arxiv.0811.1061

arXiv: 0811.1061

How to turn a scripting language into a domain specific language for computer algebra

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We have developed two computer algebra systems, meditor [Jolly:2007] and JAS [Kredel:2006]. These CAS systems are available as Java libraries. For the use-case of interactively entering and manipulating mathematical expressions, there is a need of a scripting front-end for our libraries. Most other CAS invent and implement their own scripting interface for this purpose. We, however, do not want to reinvent the wheel and propose to use a contemporary scripting language with access to Java code. In this paper we discuss the requirements for a scripting language in computer algebra and check whether the languages Python, Ruby, Groovy and Scala meet these requirements. We conclude that, with minor problems, any of these languages is suitable for our purpose.

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Computer Science - Symbolic Computation, G.4, FOS: Computer and information sciences, I.1, G.4; I.1; D.2.11, Symbolic Computation (cs.SC), D.2.11

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