User:Hedgehog0/Hedgehog Java API
| Hedgehog Java API | |
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| Developer(s) | Hedgehog Software |
| Initial release | March 2009 |
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| Written in | Java |
| Platform | Cross-platform |
| Type | Library, numerical computations |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www.heddgehog-software.com |
Overview
The Hedgehog Application_programming_interface is a 100% Java library tailored for computational and solid/geometric modelling in the fields of mathematics, science and engineering.
Motivation
Development on the Hedgehog API commenced in November 2007 by Graham Seed. Having used several open source and freely avialable programs for years, he nevertheless became frustrated at the lack of good solid numerical libraries, particularly for Java. The Internet is full of freely available software libraries from excellent sites such as Sourceforge and Koders but all too often they are either fragmented or not regularly maintained.
Features
Licensing
The Hedgehog API is licensed but set to the fixed cost of 100 euros. The API is sold rather than made open source in order to fund future development and support while at the same time sold at a sufficiently low cost so as to not discourage individual users.