: A new Calendar package introduced dedicated objects for dates, times, and clocks, supporting time zones and daylight savings for time-dependent data analysis. Engine and Performance Enhancements
: Developers could now encrypt procedures to share executable code while hiding the underlying source code to protect intellectual property. Point-and-Click Problem Solving - What's New in Maple 2018 Maple 2018.0
The 2018.0 release focused heavily on optimizing "under-the-hood" operations to speed up complex calculations: : A new Calendar package introduced dedicated objects