Mathics: A free, open-source alternative to Mathematica
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HN comment orderIs there a reasonably neutral comparison of Mathics vs Mathematica anywhere? Based on an amazing showcase[1] Mathematica is right at the top of my list of languages to learn if it (and at least some of the surrounding tooling) ever becomes open source. I wonder how many of those examples would give useful results in Mathics, or what their equivalents would be. [1] https://codegolf.stackexchange.com/a/44683/9570
Sad that once more the most upvoted comment is negative. Congratulations for attacking a problem like this one.
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- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 800
- Total comments
- 266
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-06-05 | Mathics - A free, light-weight alternative to Mathematica with support for SageFirst breakout | clockwork_189 | 189 | 57 |
| 2013-11-22 | Open Source Mathematica Alternative | jostmey | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-11-05 | Mathics: A free, open-source alternative to MathematicaBest thread | memorable | 561 | 203 |
| 2025-02-14 | Mathics: A free, open-source alternative to MathematicaLatest 20+ point return | fanf2 | 49 | 6 |