Ox: an object-oriented matrix language.
The writer reviews some of the wide variety of computer software and related material available for use by economists. He discusses Ox, a remarkable matrix language and programming environment that is part of a broader strategy to develop a common interface, GiveWin, that links programs together th...
| Published in: | Economic Journal Vol. 107; pp. 256 - 260 |
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| Format: | Product Evaluation |
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Wiley-Blackwell
January 1997
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |
| Summary: | The writer reviews some of the wide variety of computer software and related material available for use by economists. He discusses Ox, a remarkable matrix language and programming environment that is part of a broader strategy to develop a common interface, GiveWin, that links programs together through Microsoft OLE automation. Two apparent drawbacks of the broader strategy are that C++ or other programming language knowledge is required for using GiveWin programs externally and that it is not a cross-platform approach, But OX deals with both of these drawbacks. A comparison of Ox with GAUSS and details of how Ox operates are provided. |
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