Ask HN: Why doesn't math look like a programming language?
Why do we still use symbols like ∑ instead of just writing it inline like sum()? Or probability() instead of P(). I mean it's page one in any "Good programmer" book: use descriptive names.
I realize that all these funny greek letters and multiline spelling quirks were accumulating in math "vocabulary" for ages because people used to write equations by hand on a confined piece of paper or clay or whatever they were using.
But isn't it possible to modernize the math syntax to use more descriptive names, variables and functions?
I realize that all these funny greek letters and multiline spelling quirks were accumulating in math "vocabulary" for ages because people used to write equations by hand on a confined piece of paper or clay or whatever they were using.
But isn't it possible to modernize the math syntax to use more descriptive names, variables and functions?