- A 'Learning by Playing' guide to Xi -
We think the best way of showing the functionality that Xi offers is to first give examples intellegible to all rather than to stifle the user with loads of highly detailed information. For that reason this examplebook will give you a brief, compact introduction to Xi. Although the program's interpretativ principle makes it easy for beginners to learn the language by try and error a little experience in C is helpful for understandig the examples. Users with no practical knowledge in programming at all should nevertheless first consult a standard introductional book to C. For detailed information please use the Xi language reference.
The examplebook is divided into four main parts. First a rough review of the Xi-language (C-experts may skip this part). Second an introduction in the capabilities of Xi to manipulate data with high level numerical functions. Third possibilities to visualize data with the program and fourth image processing with Xi.