Comments on: Must Have Software http://www.win-vector.com/blog/2010/05/must-have-software/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=must-have-software The Applied Theorist's Point of View Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:27:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jeromy Anglim http://www.win-vector.com/blog/2010/05/must-have-software/comment-page-1/#comment-2493 Jeromy Anglim Sun, 06 Jun 2010 04:37:08 +0000 http://www.win-vector.com/blog/?p=1461#comment-2493 Thanks for the info about TrueCrypt. I agree on the R, Excel, and LaTeX recommendations. JabRef (open-source based on BibTeX) is quite good for bibliography management. Thanks for the info about TrueCrypt.
I agree on the R, Excel, and LaTeX recommendations.
JabRef (open-source based on BibTeX) is quite good for bibliography management.

]]> By: Stuart http://www.win-vector.com/blog/2010/05/must-have-software/comment-page-1/#comment-2486 Stuart Wed, 02 Jun 2010 01:01:39 +0000 http://www.win-vector.com/blog/?p=1461#comment-2486 Didn't know about _Papers_, downloading it now. Thanks! I would add: Statistics Software: *RPy2* - Open source Python to R bridge. Do away with R's obtuse language and enjoy nearly seamless integration of R and Python (http://rpy.sourceforge.net/rpy2.html) Technical Documentation: *Sphinx* - Open source documentation system. I never could grok LaTeX. Instead I reach for Sphinx when creating cross-referenced HTML and PDF output. But of course, equations are few and far between in my documents. (http://sphinx.pocoo.org/) Spreadsheet: *Resolver One* - Commercial. "The spreadsheet is the program." An Excel-compatible spreadsheet programmed in IronPython instead of VBA. Simple to integrate with almost any .NET component. Supports live Bloomberg and Reuters data feeds. (http://www.resolversystems.com/) Didn’t know about _Papers_, downloading it now. Thanks!

I would add:

Statistics Software: *RPy2* – Open source Python to R bridge. Do away with R’s obtuse language and enjoy nearly seamless integration of R and Python (http://rpy.sourceforge.net/rpy2.html)

Technical Documentation: *Sphinx* – Open source documentation system. I never could grok LaTeX. Instead I reach for Sphinx when creating cross-referenced HTML and PDF output. But of course, equations are few and far between in my documents. (http://sphinx.pocoo.org/)

Spreadsheet: *Resolver One* – Commercial. “The spreadsheet is the program.” An Excel-compatible spreadsheet programmed in IronPython instead of VBA. Simple to integrate with almost any .NET component. Supports live Bloomberg and Reuters data feeds. (http://www.resolversystems.com/)

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