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> can't stomach learning the existing scientific tools [I assume you mean R, Fortran, Matlab] The sum of anecdotes is not data, but It might be the opposite:

by d0mine 15y ago

> can't stomach learning the existing scientific tools [I assume you mean R, Fortran, Matlab] The sum of anecdotes is not data, but It might be the opposite: people who know the pain to work with this tools move to Python for complex projects if they can.

jwallaceparker 15y ago
>> Sometimes when a solution of sugar and water becomes super-saturated, from it precipitates a pure, delicious, and diabetes-inducing crystal of sweetness, induced by no more than the tap of a finger. So it is, we believe, with the need for numeric and visualization libraries in Ruby. Great point about sugar water. Totally on point.