The emphasis lies on 'trying' Concerning image processing and control theory matlab is prefered by most with good reason (for reference: I come from these areas) Since numpy/scipy/matplotlib is on board with Sage, it can easily challenge Mathematica in these areas, since the scipy packages can compare quite good with Matlab. And I dare say that sage can easily outsmart the symbolic toolbox of Matlab.
On another note: Sage comes with Cython (and of course other possibilities) which is much smarter than MEX from matlab concerning low level programming for fast code. And I remember well that a colleague of mine switched very fast to Numpy/Cython, because he got sick of MEX files. A comparison between MEX and Cython would also be a good point. I suppose some direct use cases where Sage is directly compared to the other 4Ms and shows why it is better suited, would be important to such a comparison. Some of the formentioned things above are some reasons why at least I prefer Sage over Matlab and Mathematica. Maybe it would be a good Idea to collect some more concrete examples? A short list of other strong points besides the one from above 1. The price: Of course 2. Open 3. Covers broad functionality 4. Expandable: It is easy to build Sage packages and expand it's functionality. 5. The Notebook: It is easy to use, and has very nice typesetting (compared to Mathematica it is far better I think; this could also be in a comparison) 6. Python: One could always argue about the language itself, but in contrast to the others Sage uses a general purpose language. So it easy to combine Sage with other programs (Ever build standalone Programs with the others?) 7. Most important Python packages for Math ready to go 8. A nice community 9. The price! 10. ... Has someone more examples why he/she uses Sage instead of one of the 4Ms? Maybe a survey along the users would be also good Idea? This could extend the list, and maybe would at least be a start. On Monday, December 1, 2014 6:27:56 AM UTC+1, Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd) wrote: > > On 27 Nov 2014 20:51, "maldun" <dom...@gmx.net <javascript:>> wrote: > > > I personally a comparison of sage with the other Systems is quite hard, > since all of the other 4Ms concentrate more or less > > on particular fields of mathematic (e.g. Matlab focus on numerics, > Mathematica more on Calculus etc.) > > Sage is far from perfect but tries to cover all fields at once. > > Although I have never tested it myself, several sources say Mathematica > is the best program for symbolic maths. > > But to me at least Mathematica covers a very wide area of mathematics. > Inage processing, control theory, number theory, numerics, financial etc. > I think it tries to cover pretty much everything. > > I believe any attempt to compare the packages would be very difficult and > I doubt it is possible to remove personal bias. > > It is totally objective to say Sage is free, whereas neither Mathematica > or MATLAB are. But just about other comparison else is going to be > subjective. > > Dave. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-devel" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
