7.18.1 Top new questions this week

7.18.1.1 Is Internal`StringToDouble broken in 12.3?

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I believe Internal`StringToDouble was the only way to fast convert string into numbers. Now in V12.3 it was removed: 
 Internal`StringToDouble["1"] 
 
 
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[string-manipulation] [undocumented] [numerical-value] [compatibility] [version-12.3]
 

asked by Murta https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=2266 17 votes

answered by Itai Seggev https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=4848 20 votes

7.18.1.2 in V 12.3, expression in notebook shakes when scrolling mouse to edit them. How to stop this effect?

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I noticed in V 12.3, when trying to edit an expression in a cell, and moving/scrolling the mouse, the expression itself shakes. It seems to auto-resize or adjust while one is editing it. 
This does not ... 
[user-interface] [version-12.3]
 

asked by Nasser https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=70 14 votes

answered by MassDefect https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=42264 16 votes

7.18.1.3 Programming language prototyping in Mathematica

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Are you aware of any projects using the Wolfram language resp. Mathematica as an environment to explore the design of programming languages - in particular languages with a focus on mathematics (... 
[programming] [language-design] [meta-programming] [theorem-proving]
 

asked by Math Gaudium https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=74255 12 votes

answered by Anton Antonov https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=34008 18 votes

7.18.1.4 WriteString to TCP socket appears to be broken in Mathematica 12.3

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I have a large codebase in which some functions make calls to Python TCP servers. The code used to work perfectly in  Mathematica 12.2 , but has not worked since I ... 
[python] [networking] [socket] [version-12.3]
 

asked by Shredderroy https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=9257 11 votes

answered by Dorian B. https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=23275 2 votes

7.18.1.5 DirichletCondition doesn't always work with RegionBoundary

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I am trying to solve the heat equation on a circle with a square shaped hole in it. It works: 
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[differential-equations] [regions] [finite-element-method]
 

asked by Pillsy https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=531 9 votes

answered by Tim Laska https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=61809 11 votes

7.18.1.6 What are the key reasons for the performance improvements in 12.3?

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The built in benchmark test on my stationary workstation shows an improvement from 2.82 to 5.99, all other hardware and operating systems settings the same. 
This looks very good. My question is: What ... 
[system-performance] [benchmarking] [version-12.3]
 

asked by FredrikD https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=1635 9 votes

answered by Dan https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=42162 5 votes

7.18.1.7 Default window size too small in version 12.3 (in Windows 10)

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=246466

After starting Mathematica 12.3, the default window size is like this, it's too small for me,  I dont want to manually drag the window every time. I have tried this, 
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[front-end] [notebooks] [options] [version-12.3]
 

asked by matrix89 https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=5379 7 votes