GAUSS LLM Reference

Help AI assistants (Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, etc.) write better GAUSS code.

What is This?

This repository contains reference documentation optimized for consumption by Large Language Models. Point your AI coding assistant here to get better GAUSS code generation.

How to Use

With ChatGPT

Tell it:

"Please read https://github.com/aptech/gauss-llm-reference/blob/main/CLAUDE.md and use it as reference for writing GAUSS code."

With Claude

Add to your prompt or Claude Code settings:

"For GAUSS programming, reference https://github.com/aptech/gauss-llm-reference"

With GitHub Copilot

Add this repo to your workspace or reference it in comments.

What's Included

• CLAUDE.md - Main reference (start here)
• gotchas/ - Common mistakes LLMs make with GAUSS
• language/ - Core language features (matrices, dataframes, strings)
• vs-other-languages/ - Translation guides from Python, R, MATLAB
• apps/ - Application module guides (TSMT, GARCH)

About GAUSS

GAUSS is a matrix programming language for mathematics and statistics, developed by Aptech Systems. It's used for econometrics, time series analysis, financial modeling, and statistical research.

Contributing

Found an error or want to improve the documentation? Pull requests welcome!

License

MIT License - feel free to use and share.