[seqfan] Re: metadata for Mathematica code

[Eric Rowland]

I agree.  It might be a good long-term goal that all Mathematica code
should run in the same session without naming conflicts, and without
needing to ClearAll["Global`*"].  This could be solved through a
combination of localizing variables, standardizing function names, and
using pure functions.  It really depends on how much work we are willing to
do, and how easy we want it to be for novice users to add new code.

I don't have a sense of how many people care about this, so I'm hesitant to
suggest we should rewrite all the existing code.  But if lots of people are
on board, then great, let's do it.

Also, how much code are we talking about?  I don't have a local version of
the database, but maybe someone can determine how many sequences have
Mathematica code.

Eric