On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 12:42 AM, Martin Rubey <[email protected]> wrote: > ceterum censeo 2: > >> The problem -- which is a serious one -- is that Sage's symbolic >> integration is by default done using Maxima (this is currently the >> main way in which Maxima is used in Sage; the other big way is for >> solving symbolic equations). > > For my ears (well, eyes :-) this sounds like an insult. (and I'm > certainly not a maxima developer.)
We are shipping a central critical component of Sage -- the symbolic integration function -- which none of us fully understand or know how to fix bugs in. This *is* a problem. See [1] and [2] for some discussions about how not understanding the components of your software can be a serious problem. -- William [1] http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000007.html [2] http://www.wired.com/magazine/2009/12/fail_duke_nukem/ -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support URL: http://www.sagemath.org
