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24 alternatives to Scalar - Advanced Calc. & Math Scripts
Reinvented calculator, functions, graphs & math scripting
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Scalar - Advanced Calc. & Math Scripts launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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2021 · mkhan45.github.io · its alternatives →
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Wrote this to learn more about the `chumsky` parser combinator library, rustyline, and the `ariadne` error reporting crate. Such a nice DX combo for writing new languages. Still a work in progress, but I thought I'd share :)
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2020 · fofpx.com · its alternatives →
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A new calculator software cannot really bring attention (https://chachatelier.fr/chalk/) However, I wrote a full article explaining why I had to build something "new" that does not behave like usual desktop calculator softwares : TL;DR All "small" calculator softwares I know share the same design flaws. And the GUI is not the only stumbling block in their poor efficiency. Handling correctly numerical approximations - expected or not - is crucial to trust the results. It is usually not done in lightweight tools. It should. So I prove that if I could do it, OS manufacturers…
2022 · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! We just released the public alpha version of Mathesar (https://mathesar.org/, code: https://github.com/centerofci/mathesar). Mathesar is an open source tool that provides a spreadsheet-like interface to a PostgreSQL database. I was originally inspired by wanting to build something like Dabble DB. I was in awe of their user experience for working with relational data. There’s plenty of “relational spreadsheet” software out there, but I haven’t been able to find anything with a comparable UX since Twitter shut Dabble DB down. We're a non-profit…
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2021 · katlang.org · its alternatives →
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2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2020 · runarberg.github.io · its alternatives →
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2022 · alexbarry.github.io · its alternatives →
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