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mathjs v6: a monolith turned modular

In this article, I share with you the journey and the struggles of turning a large, monolithic JavaScript mathematics library, mathjs, into a modular one embracing ES6 modules and functional programming. Because of the heavily intertwined nature of the functionality this was a huge and unique challenge. Why? Math.js is a popular JavaScript library that brings advanced mathematics to the web browser and server. The unique value of math.js lies in offering an integrated solution to work with different types of data like complex numbers and matrices, and offering a math-friendly syntax that allows expressing mathematics in a readable, intuitive way.
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