frankly all this zealot mails do not have any sense.
first, SciSmalltalk is a project made fundamentally by Serge, and is Serge who has pointed he wants a change of name for something sexier��� what is the problem?
second, by discussing a nonsense (because is subjective and everybody has a different opinion) you are highjacking the real purpose of this mail: a call to the community to improve the numerical methods support in Pharo.
So, please, can we stay cool and go back to discuss what is really important?
cheers,
Esteban
> On 02 Mar 2016, at 14:33, stepharo <
stepharo@free.fr> wrote:
>
> Hi guys
>
> I met Didier Besset and we had a great hacking session and discussions with Serge Stinckwich.
> Didier would like to help Pharo and the numerical part of it. ***Big thanks*** Didier.
>
> We would like to do several things:
>
> - Work on "Hows to"
> The numerical methods in Pharo is good but the gap between us and the math is too large :)
> so the idea is to have a series of "how to ..."
> - histomgram (simple, based on distribution)
>
> - Improve the SciPharo/NumPha (previously SciSmalltalk) library
> This morning we started to implement a ComponentPrincipalDecomposition by combining two of the
> objects available in SciPharo.
> Then we started to enhance the distributions to make sure that we can plug other distribution for having
> controlled random number.
>
> - Do a public call to know what is missing for you: this is this mail :)
> Didier would like to work on concrete cases. I love that attitude
> So tell us :)
>
> Hernan ??
> Alex: ?? pvalue? better distribution?
> Vincent: covariance? CPA?
> Philippe: times series
> Serge R frames?
> Sami: Better random number and various distributions?
>
> - Organise a two day lectures with practices on concrete case in September with a recording session.
> Either at IRD Bondy or Lille.
>
> - Make sure that the Numerical Method book will get on lulu :) with a better cover and title :)
>
>
> Stef
>
>