[seqfan] Re: metadata for Mathematica code

[Neil Sloane]

There are 166283 Mathematica programs in the OEIS as of today.
I really don't think it would be a good idea to try to change them.

It might be OK to make recommendations about the format of new
Mma programs, but it would be a very bad idea to attempt to
enforce them.

Rejecting a Mma program because it does not fit some
arbitrary naming convention is a No-No. Contrary to the spirit
of the OEIS.

Best regards
Neil

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On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 10:20 AM, Eric Rowland <rowland at lacim.ca> wrote:

> 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
>
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