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    1.1. Source code

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    2. Vision - A tool to amplify human ability

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    +Goal is, so called bicycle for the mind. +

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    +A tool, that provides powerful, extensible, adaptable, hackable, easy +to use, general purpose computing environment for working with +knowledge. +

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    1 Vision / goal - A tool to amplify human ability

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    -In short, this is what I want: +See extensible, programmable computing environment examples. +

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    +I would like to create better general purpose computing environment +with the following priorities:

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    • Makes data and insights easy to discover, understand, manipulate, +transform and visualize.
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    • Feeds lots of complex data into your brain in intuitive to explore, -understand and manipulate form by extensively relying on realtime 3D -graphics and fast feedback loop. (including virtual reality support) +

    • +Workflow and user interface is intuitive, visual, realtime, +3D-first. +

      “Virtual reality holds the key to the evolution of the human mind” Dr. Lawrence Angelo, The Lawnmower Man (1992)

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    • Why such name ? +
    • Computations are done primarily in on versioned data in distributed, +scalable, arbitrary dimensional hypercube based geometrical +computation engine.
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    • Free and open.
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      • Many years ago inspired by the ideas of Forth (programming -language) I decided to create my own implementation Fifth -(computing/programming environment). -
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      • Then I realized I miss type safe object oriented capabilities. So -I updated the name to Sixth and switched to Java. -
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    • Cross device: +
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      • Easily switch devices and still access same data, workspaces and +visualizations.
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      • Easily access and combine storage and computing resources of +other connected devices.
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    • Ability to collaborate (multi user).
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    1.1 Perfect data storage and computation engine

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    2.1. Extensible, programmable computing environment examples

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    • GNU Emacs - At the heart, Emacs is text editor on top of Lisp +runtime. Data storage and computation can be done in Lisp. Lisp is +on itself programmable programming language where new paradigms can +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.
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    • 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)
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    • 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.
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    • 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.
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    • Microsoft Access - Database management system that combines +relational database engine with a graphical user interface and +software-development tools.
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    3. Current status

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    • Formulated high-level vision / goal.
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      -I hate to choose between good things. Figuring out a way to combine -below properties in one system would be beyond awesome. -

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    • In the process of implementing some of building blocks.
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      -(That`s the high level overview, details are slowly being worked -out…) -

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    • System is nowhere near complete (given magnitude of effort required +and almost non-existent free time available). Contributions are +welcome !
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    1.1.1 Computation

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    4. Architecture / components

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    • Sixth Data - Data storage and computation engine.
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    • Sixth 3D - 3D engine - for user interface and data visualization.
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    5. Frequently Given Answers

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    • Many individual connected computers behave as one big -computer. System is horizontally linearly scalable. -
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    • Programming abstraction and execution model that naturally divides -problems te be solved in parallel and result easily combined. -
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    • Data is spread across nodes, automatic failover, built in -resiliency. -
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    • Small pieces of code are automatically transferred to the node -that contains relatively big data that needs processing (network -efficiency). -
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    • Many years ago inspired by the ideas of Forth (programming +language) I decided to create my own implementation Fifth +(computing/programming environment).
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    • Forth/Fifth felt a bit too low-level language. So current +project/approach is an attempt using Java.
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    1.1.2 Data storage

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    6. See also

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    -See: Sixth data subproject +Following projects are inspiring or have similar goals:

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      • kons-9: An IDE For 3D Production. The intention is to develop a +flexible and extensible system in which can be built a wide variety +of application and domain specific tools and packages.
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      • Glamorous Toolkit: Moldable development environment. It is a live +notebook. It is a flexible search interface. It is a fancy code +editor. It is a software analysis platform. It is a data +visualization engine. All in one.
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    6.1. Computation on multi dimensional data

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  • Array Databases: Concepts, Standards, Implementations
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  • Programs run forever. System crash or reboot does not destroy +state of running program.
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    Author: Svjatoslav Agejenko

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    Created: 2022-10-30 Sun 12:26

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