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Re:Show HN: Advanced Mathematics Library for Node.js and Jav... by mistercow on Tuesday December 11, 2012 @05:06PM (#4907145)
1. JavaScript is a server side language too.

2. Canvas and WebGL pave the way for lots of cool graphical JS applications. Linear algebra and calculus are particularly useful for graphics.

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Re:Show HN: Advanced Mathematics Library for Node.js and Jav... by sjkaliski on Tuesday December 11, 2012 @05:10PM (#4907176)
Yeah, I really tried to keep elements of the browser in mind. Games and graphics definitely can benefit from algebra and calculus.
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