Of all the code I've read in lots of different languages, I think code written for Mathematica has been the least transparent.
--Mike On 9/26/07, Chris Chiasson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It might be worth pointing out that adding "new" syntax in Mathematica > is (usually) done by assignments to the function that transforms > general two dimensional input into source code. That isn't really the > same thing as adding a new operator to the language itself. > > On Sep 26, 2:07 pm, Jason Grout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > cwitty wrote: > > > On Sep 26, 7:31 am, Jason Grout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Can we define custom infix operators? Suppose I'd like "boxproduct" to > > >> be an infix operator. Could I make that work? > > > > >> Thanks, > > > > >> Jason > > > > > If you're willing to put a lot of effort into the project, you might > > > be able to do something with Logix (http://www.livelogix.net/logix/). > > >>From the website: > > > > > "Logix compiles to Python byte-code and can be freely mixed with > > > regular Python modules. > > > ... > > > Logix syntax can be extended on the fly - even at the interactive > > > prompt. Logix is like Lisp with extensible syntax. Or, Logix is Python > > > with syntax extension, expression based syntax, and a powerful macro > > > system." > > > > > (I've never used Logix myself, only read some of their documentation.) > > > > Wow!!! Thanks for sending this link. Logix seems to implement in Python > > many of the Lisp-like things that make Mathematica such a nice system to > > use. (like, in this discussion, the ability to define custom infix > > operators, as well as a syntax for postfix function application, like > > the Mathematica "x//Foo" for Foo[x] ). > > > > I can't spread myself too thin right now by working on Logix, but I'm > > bookmarking it. For now, I'll go back to writing code/fixing bugs in > > the Graph class. > > > > -Jason > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URLs: http://sage.scipy.org/sage/ and http://modular.math.washington.edu/sage/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
