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This is not intended as a stand-alone language like Python but rather it's DSL dialect for integrating with Wolfram Alpha. You're basically using this dialect t
by snorkel 13y ago
This is not intended as a stand-alone language like Python but rather it's DSL dialect for integrating with Wolfram Alpha. You're basically using this dialect to get very specific results from the Wolfram Alpha service.
- carlob 13y agoNot quite. That's only one facet of it, you can still do whatever you were doing with Mathematica without alpha.
- sbrother 13y agoNot really. Wolfram Alpha is a pretty recent addition to the Wolfram product lineup, and Mathematica/"Wolfram Language" was very popular in academia before that. There wasn't even a direct way to access Alpha from Mathematica until Mathematica 9 (or maybe 8, I forget) and even now it's not a very commonly used feature. The Alpha API call limits (1000 per day for a professional license) pretty much prevent you from doing any serious work with Alpha.
- rhodin 13y ago"Commonly used" depends on who you ask. I use it all the time to help me look up units. It may not be 1000 calls/day, but it's still useful. Also the #/calls can be expanded with enterprise Mathematica. It was added in Mathematica 8 (see bottom of http://reference.wolfram.com/mathematica/ref/WolframAlpha.html http://reference.wolfram.com/mathematica/ref/WolframAlpha.ht..., "New in 8"). Disclaimer: I work for Wolfram Research