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What is the best functional language for scientific programming?

• aufreak3 16y ago
  I must say that mathematica beats every other option hands down in terms of language power, but trails waaaay behind when it comes to price. I'm happy with Wolfram's student license though :)
  • TrevorBurnham 16y ago
    I don't like the Mathematica language per se very much, but the massive number of built-in functions, the excellent graphing capabilities, and the interactive environment are just dazzling. If your goal is to run a fairly simple simulation and visually explore the results, Mathematica is in a league of its own.
• vegai 16y ago
  Take a look at factor. The main designer is a mathematician (amongst other things) and the language comes with an extensive math library. The number tower is one of the best in my opinion, up there with the most advanced Scheme implementations. http://factorcode.org http://factorcode.org