Sixth - system for data storage, computation, exploration and interaction
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Sixth - system for data storage, computation, exploration and interaction
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1 General
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Other software projects hosted at svjatoslav.eu
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+Other software projects hosted at svjatoslav.eu
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1. General
- This program is free software: released under Creative Commons Zero -(CC0) license - +(CC0) license
- Program author:
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- Svjatoslav Agejenko - -
- Homepage: https://svjatoslav.eu - -
- Email: mailto://svjatoslav@svjatoslav.eu - -
+ - Svjatoslav Agejenko +
- Homepage: https://svjatoslav.eu +
- Email: mailto://svjatoslav@svjatoslav.eu +
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-1.1 Source code
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1.1. Source code
- Note - Sixth is currently empty parent/shell project. You can find -working code under sub-projects. - +working code under sub-projects. -
- Download latest snapshot in TAR GZ format - +
- Download latest snapshot in TAR GZ format -
- Browse Git repository online - +
- Browse Git repository online -
- Clone Git repository using command: +
+Clone Git repository using command: +
git clone https://www2.svjatoslav.eu/git/sixth.git - -
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2 Vision - A tool to amplify human ability
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Ability to collaborate (multi user).
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+Ability to collaborate (multi user).
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2. Vision - A tool to amplify human ability
Goal is, so called bicycle for the mind. @@ -259,7 +285,7 @@ knowledge.
-See extensible, programmable computing environment examples. +See extensible, programmable computing environment examples.
@@ -269,50 +295,43 @@ with the following priorities:
- Makes data and insights easy to discover, understand, manipulate, -transform and visualize. - +transform and visualize. -
- Workflow and user interface is intuitive, visual, realtime, +
+Workflow and user interface is intuitive, visual, realtime, 3D-first. +
-âVirtual reality holds the key to the evolution of the human mindâ Dr. Lawrence Angelo, The Lawnmower Man (1992)
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- Computations are done primarily in on versioned data in distributed, scalable, arbitrary dimensional hypercube based geometrical -computation engine. - +computation engine. -
- Free and open. - +
- Free and open.
- Network first:
- Cross device:
- Easily switch devices and still access same data, workspaces and -visualizations. - +visualizations.
- Easily access and combine storage and computing resources of -other connected devices. - -
+other connected devices.
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-2.1 Extensible, programmable computing environment examples
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2.1. Extensible, programmable computing environment examples
- GNU Emacs - At the heart, Emacs is text editor on top of Lisp @@ -322,117 +341,154 @@ be added dynamically. Domain specific languages to fit particular problem could be developed as needed and Emacs extended to support those languages. Emacs provides text buffers that can be used to build user interfaces. So you can customize Emacs and Lisp to fit -any problem domain. - +any problem domain.
- Eclipse IDE - In essence OSGi platform with a text editor. Computation done in java. Eclipse provides integration, runtime and GUI platform. One can develop Eclipse plugins to add necessary logic and visual parts to fit any problem. (IntelliJ and -NetBeans have similar properties) - +NetBeans have similar properties)
- IBM Notes/Domino - Custom database engine, software development platform, GUI editor, computation can be done in Java and LotusScript. You can build distributed business applications on it -as a platform. - +as a platform.
- SAP ABAP - Custom database engine, runtime, GUI platform, development environment and programming language. Is being used as a -platform to build business applications with any logic and UI. - +platform to build business applications with any logic and UI.
- Microsoft Access - Database management system that combines relational database engine with a graphical user interface and -software-development tools. - +software-development tools.
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3 Current status
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-3. Current status
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- Formulated high-level vision / goal. - +
- Formulated high-level vision / goal. -
- In the process of implementing some of building blocks. - +
- In the process of implementing some of building blocks.
- System is nowhere near complete (given magnitude of effort required and almost non-existent free time available). Contributions are -welcome ! - +welcome !
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+4 Architecture / components
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-4. Architecture / components
- Sixth - Parent project.
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- Sixth Data - Data storage and computation engine. - +
- Sixth Data - Data storage and computation engine.
- Sixth 3D - 3D engine - for user interface and data visualization.
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- Sixth 3D engine demos - Demonstration of Sixth 3D engine capabilities. - -
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+ - Sixth 3D engine demos - Demonstration of Sixth 3D engine capabilities. +
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+5 Frequently Given Answers
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-5. Frequently Given Answers
- Why such name ?
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- In short: it's just a number. - +
- In short: it's just a number.
- Many years ago inspired by the ideas of Forth (programming language) I decided to create my own implementation Fifth -(computing/programming environment). - +(computing/programming environment).
- Forth/Fifth felt a bit too low-level language. So current -project/approach is an attempt using Java. - -
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Created: 2022-10-30 Sun 12:26
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