* functions have to be written in separate files than "scripts" * language features are mostly about matrix manipulation * OO and functional programming are r

* functions have to be written in separate files than "scripts" * language features are mostly about matrix manipulation * OO and functional programming are rudimentary at best * you will avoid newer features because they are buggy and your colleagues will probably have older versions anyway. * you might dislike the crashing IDE * MATLAB is essentially a niche language compared to the universality of python. The reasons to use Matlab: * your program structure is going to be simple probably a single algorithm applied to many matrices or a few files(streams) * toolboxes * toolboxes * toolboxes * Simulink