Re:Wolfram Alpha to Launch Live on Justin.TV
by programnature on Wednesday May 13, 2009 @01:50PM
(#607275)
That is an interesting interpretation, though I think its correct to assume that you are trying to specify a computation rather than presentation.
In general its best to thing of that input field as a API with a huge syntax space, rather than something that is actually "understanding" anything. Getting the side-by-side comparisons can be done in many ways, like just using a comma instead of /
Re:Wolfram Alpha to Launch Live on Justin.TV
by ErrantX on Thursday May 14, 2009 @04:33AM
(#608425)
my main point is that it is the "understanding" idea that WA is being presented as (either by Wolfram or the media I dont know). It obviously isnt: so people will get confused...
In general its best to thing of that input field as a API with a huge syntax space, rather than something that is actually "understanding" anything. Getting the side-by-side comparisons can be done in many ways, like just using a comma instead of /