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I had never heard of Mathematica before. I'm pretty sure I'd never use it for anything but one thing that caught my eye is how easy it is to generate mock data
by vmsp 5y ago
I had never heard of Mathematica before.
I'm pretty sure I'd never use it for anything but one thing that caught my eye is how easy it is to generate mock data. E.g. WordList
- spoonjim 5y agoIt’s one of the best pieces of software in the world, with things like Microsoft Excel and Google Maps. It is run by an absolutely insufferable guy but he does a good job with it.
- ithinkso 5y agoCan I ask you how old are you? Or who do you work? Most of people in tech do not use Mathematica but I would put a lot of chips on a bet that most heard of it. That's why I'm courious
- sgillen 5y agoI would bet most techy people my age (mid 20's) are aware of Wolfram Alpha, but maybe not Mathematica.
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- 323 5y agoJupyter notebook was inspired by Mathematica (as stated by it's author).
- julienchastang 5y agoAnd Mathematica was inspired by REPL-style languages (LISP, APL) that go back to the dawn of computing.