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     very up to date).
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     very up to date).
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  $tit No need to learn the usage and the syntax of a particular software package.$titend
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  $tit No need to learn the usage and the syntax of a particular software package.$titend
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     As wims uses the html standard for user interface, a user, in particular
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     As wims uses the html standard for user interface, a user, in particular
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     a student, has only to use his usual knowledge of html browsing (which
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     a student, has only to use his usual knowledge of html browsing (which
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     is now a common knowledge), in order to work on wims applications. <br/>
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     is now a common knowledge), in order to work on wims applications. <br>
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     This is not the case for any of current mathematics softwares; all of
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     This is not the case for any of current mathematics softwares; all of
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     them require a training period before the user can work on it. This
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     them require a training period before the user can work on it. This
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     training period may be more or less lengthy, but we remark that the
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     training period may be more or less lengthy, but we remark that the
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     knowledge of using a particular software is not a universal knowledge,
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     knowledge of using a particular software is not a universal knowledge,
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     and such a knowledge usually has a short lifespan.
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     and such a knowledge usually has a short lifespan.
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only on java or javascript</h3>
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only on java or javascript</h3>
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  $tit More powerful and more versatile.$titend
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  $tit More powerful and more versatile.$titend
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     As wims can embed java or javascript programs in its applications, a
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     As wims can embed java or javascript programs in its applications, a
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     wisely designed wims application just extends the capability of java or
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     wisely designed wims application just extends the capability of java or
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     javascript. <br/>
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     javascript. <br>
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     And wims can really do more:
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     And wims can really do more:
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     even if it is theoretically possible to develop java applications which
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     even if it is theoretically possible to develop java applications which
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     has the same power as a software used as a backend engine for wims, it
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     has the same power as a software used as a backend engine for wims, it
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     would take too much effort to develop (is it reasonable to re-write TeX
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     would take too much effort to develop (is it reasonable to re-write TeX
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     in java?), and would be so big that it would take forever for an http
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     in java?), and would be so big that it would take forever for an http