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		troymc on Feb 16, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: “A calculator app? Anyone could make that” From the linked post: 'A "computer algebra system" would have accomplished a similar goal, but been much slower and much more complicated'

perlgeek 12 months ago [–]

Writing a CAS from scratch would've been much more complicated.

Reusing an existing one? Maybe not.

Yes, it would likely be slower, but is a 1ms vs. 10ms response time in the calculator app really such a big deal? entering a correct calculation / formula on the smartphone likely takes much longer.

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