In Maple sin(x) is "sin(x)", in Mathematica it's "Sin[x]", ewww

I actually loved this idea so much that every language I make, I try to do the same. The point of it is that typing ( requires shift, while [ does not. And you have no idea when you have tunnel syndrome, how much it hurts each time you write a (. While it’s ugly, the hand thanks you for it.

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SSLy 2 hours ago | parent [-]

> The point of it is that typing ( requires shift, while [ does not.

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xkeyboard-config/xkeyboard-co...

Now, I really could've used something like this on macOS…

Karabiner to the rescue https://genesy.github.io/karabiner-complex-rules-generator/#...

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esafak 44 minutes ago | parent [-]

As everybody knows ...

	▲	SSLy 18 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I use(d) arch btw

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aleph_minus_one 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

In my opinion, Wolfram/Mathematica is more consistent internally, while Maple is more consistent with the usual mathematical notation.

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DonHopkins 2 hours ago | parent [-]

> while Maple is more consistent with the usual mathematical notation

I can't tell if you're saying that as if it's a good thing, or a bad thing.

	▲	aleph_minus_one 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It's not about good nor bad, but about the different trade-offs that these two CASs made. What is more important for you is something that you can only answer for yourself.