Just for a tone comparison, here is Cleve Moler on Matlab's 25th anniversary: http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/329191/a-z_programming_languages_matlab/

Just for a tone comparison, here is Cleve Moler on Matlab's 25th anniversary: http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/329191/a-z_programming_languages_matlab/ http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/329191/a-z_programmi... It's very emblematic of the differences between the two systems. Wolfram talks about how he got it all right, and that there is no limit to Mathematica. Moler talks about his delight in seeing Matlab results in the real world, and the decisions he got wrong. Can you ever imagine Wolfram saying (as Moler does) his target is upping the game of Excel users? I'm laughing just thinking about it.