Effective Computation in Physics Quotes

“Note that regular expressions, like Perl, are a written language. These are not truly meant to be read.”
― Anthony Scopatz, Effective Computation in Physics: Field Guide to Research with Python

“An astute reader may note that the former kind of scientist may publish results faster if the datasets are pristine and reviewers are generous. Fools and optimists are invited to rely on these two miracles. Realists should automate.”
― Anthony Scopatz, Effective Computation in Physics: Field Guide to Research with Python

“When physicists create a mathematical model of a physical process, they rely on the mathematical framework that can represent that process as closely as possible. When Newton developed a model of forces and motion, the appropriate mathematical framework was calculus. When Einstein developed a model of wave-particle motion, he relied on the mathematics of wave equations and eigenvalues. For many models in scientific computation, the computational framework that best aligns with our need is object orientation.”
― Anthony Scopatz, Effective Computation in Physics: Field Guide to Research with Python

“Unlike web developers, we fret about the arcana of floating-point numbers rather than the intricacies of Unicode.”
― Anthony Scopatz, Effective Computation in Physics: Field Guide to Research with Python