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You can say that, but I know lot of scientists and mathematicians who extensively use Mathematica in their research.
by noobermin 8y ago
You can say that, but I know lot of scientists and mathematicians who extensively use Mathematica in their research.
- 3rdAccount 8y agoDon't other languages cause issues as well? If you wrote your python code in 2.7, it probably won't run in 3.6 without some modifications. Although, with Python everything is free and you can work anywhere without your boss needing to buy a license.
- dbdjfjrjvebd 8y agoThe main point is auditability. Closed source libraries can have errors that can't be audited by the scientific community.
- 3rdAccount 8y agoThat I would agree with. I probably won't peek under the hood and fix any bugs with numpy, but someone else probably will.
- 3rdAccount 8y agoKip Thorne (pretty famous physicist) uses Mathematica for his work almost exclusively if i understand an interview they did with him correctly.