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Subject: Re: Root backend for Cantor
From: Miha Čančula <miha () noughmad ! eu>
Date: 2012-04-03 17:35:51
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2012/4/3 Alexander Rieder <alexanderrieder@gmail.com>

> On Monday 02 April 2012 13:19:52 Miha =C4=8Can=C4=8Dula wrote:
> > Hello!
> >
> > With the number of Cantor backends growing steadily, and a GSoC idea
> > published for another, I thought I'd jump back on that bandwagon as
> well. A
> > tool that is very popular especially among physicists is ROOT, the data
> > analysis framework from Cern (http://root.cern.ch/drupal/). It contains
> an
> > interpreter for C/C++ with an interactive command line, as well as
> support
> > for loading source files.
> >
> > As a Physics student, both myself and my classmates have used it for
> > several assignments, so I'm confident I'll be able to integrate all the
> > applicable features into Cantor. It has all features expected from a
> > numerical calculation system (linear algebra, algebraic and differentia=
l
> > equation solving, minimization, numerical integration). It also has an
> > extensive plotting library.
> >
> > I'm especially interesting in writing a backend as part of GSoC, so I'm
> > wondering if anyone is prepared to be a mentor. I know there already is=
 a
> > similar idea for a Python backend, but as far as I can tell there is
> > already a lot of interest for that one. Additionally, integrating ROOT
> > would definitely be more useful to me. I was involved in Cantor for a
> > while, but got overwhelmed by school obligations lately, so I don't eve=
n
> > know how many available mentors there are. On the other hand, I already
> > know the code, so I'd probably need relatively little mentoring. Should=
 I
> > go ahead and write a proposal or is this a futile task? I would write
> such
> > a thing in my spare time, but that is currently very scarce due to
> (again)
> > school.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Miha =C4=8Can=C4=8Dula
>
> Hi,
> I had not heard of it before, but ROOT seems like an interesting project.
> Unfortunately the list of possible mentors more or less only contains me.
> While I am available to mentor one project this summer, I don't think I c=
an
> take over any more than that.
> So writing a  proposal is not a futile task, but you should be aware of t=
he
> limitations.
>
> best regards,
> Alexander
>
Hi, and thanks. I will write a proposal (if nothing else to show that
there's interest). But I am keeping my options open, as I did write a
couple of other ones. If the project won't be accepted, I'll try to at
least implement the basic interface in the meantime.

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<div class="gmail_quote">2012/4/3 Alexander Rieder &lt;<a \
href="mailto:alexanderrieder@gmail.com">alexanderrieder@gmail.com</a>&gt; <blockquote \
class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc \
solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">On Monday 02 April 2012 \
13:19:52 Miha Čančula wrote: &gt; Hello! 
&gt; 
&gt; With the number of Cantor backends growing steadily, and a GSoC idea 
&gt; published for another, I thought I&#39;d jump back on that bandwagon as well. \
A &gt; tool that is very popular especially among physicists is ROOT, the \
data &gt; analysis framework from Cern (<a href="http://root.cern.ch/drupal/" \
target="_blank">http://root.cern.ch/drupal/</a>). It contains an &gt; interpreter \
for C/C++ with an interactive command line, as well as support &gt; for loading \
source files. &gt; 
&gt; As a Physics student, both myself and my classmates have used it for 
&gt; several assignments, so I&#39;m confident I&#39;ll be able to integrate all \
the &gt; applicable features into Cantor. It has all features expected from a 
&gt; numerical calculation system (linear algebra, algebraic and differential 
&gt; equation solving, minimization, numerical integration). It also has an 
&gt; extensive plotting library. 
&gt; 
&gt; I&#39;m especially interesting in writing a backend as part of GSoC, so \
I&#39;m &gt; wondering if anyone is prepared to be a mentor. I know there already \
is a &gt; similar idea for a Python backend, but as far as I can tell there \
is &gt; already a lot of interest for that one. Additionally, integrating \
ROOT &gt; would definitely be more useful to me. I was involved in Cantor for \
a &gt; while, but got overwhelmed by school obligations lately, so I don&#39;t \
even &gt; know how many available mentors there are. On the other hand, I \
already &gt; know the code, so I&#39;d probably need relatively little mentoring. \
Should I &gt; go ahead and write a proposal or is this a futile task? I would \
write such &gt; a thing in my spare time, but that is currently very scarce due \
to (again) &gt; school. 
&gt; 
&gt; Thanks, 
&gt; Miha Čančula 
 
</div></div>Hi, 
I had not heard of it before, but ROOT seems like an interesting project. 
Unfortunately the list of possible mentors more or less only contains me. 
While I am available to mentor one project this summer, I don&#39;t think I can 
take over any more than that. 
So writing a proposal is not a futile task, but you should be aware of the 
limitations. 
 
best regards, 
Alexander </blockquote><div>Hi, and thanks. I will write a proposal (if nothing \
else to show that there&#39;s interest). But I am keeping my options open, as I did \
write a couple of other ones. If the project won&#39;t be accepted, I&#39;ll try to \
at least implement the basic interface in the meantime. </div><blockquote \
class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid \
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"> 
 
 
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