> As Maple user I can say that maxima, simpy, sage and similar atrocities are > just toys in compare.
I suppose that's why research papers written by developers of Maxima, sympy, sage, and similar often show in their tables how Maple's implementation is significantly slower than their implementation? The "Maxima is 500 times slower than Maple" thread has quite the title, but the replies make it clear that the OP didn't know how to use Maxima properly. (You did read the thread, right?) Don't get me wrong; Maple is a great package and they do a lot of original work, but they also [buy or re-implement other people's work](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple_\(software\)#Architecture). Maple's user interface used to be quite bad (I quit using it ca. 2010 when they botched the redesign) but making the work of Maxima, Singular, etc. available through a shiny interface is an admirable thing. (And let's make no mistake; much of what Maple does is make other people's work available through a shiny interface.) I agree that Maple is a great product, but it's been in development for 40 years now, so this advice: > Just start the best free multiplatform Nim symbolic environment and the whole > world will use it. ...might not be the best unless you want someone to start a new company, research team, etc. Or s/he could do what Maple and others do: link to, incorporate, or re-implement what's already been done.
