Python is convenient and flexible, yet notably slower than other languages for raw computational speed. The Python ecosystem has compensated with tools that make crunching numbers at scale in Python ...

Programming computers used to be harder. Don’t get us wrong — today, people tend to solve harder problems with computers, but the fundamental act of programming is easier. We have high-level languages ...

Calculator apps and handheld calculators are clunky, but Python's interactive mode easily recalls previous results for ...

Simon Fraser University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. Simon Fraser University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. Computers have helped mathematical research ...