I use the language and I enjoy it. As a physicist, I find a lot of value in (1) its ability to do math, (2) its powerful functional nature, and (3) its broad an

I use the language and I enjoy it. As a physicist, I find a lot of value in (1) its ability to do math, (2) its powerful functional nature, and (3) its broad and well-documented standard library. To me, these advantages are well worth the $80 student price I paid years ago. I know that some of the community here dislikes the language for costing money, being closed source, and being marketed by Stephen Wolfram, but to me, it's worth it. I'm often impressed at how quickly I can accomplish complex data analysis tasks. I think the fact that the built-in libraries are consistent in their architecture/documentation adds a surprisingly large amount of value because it makes it easy to do new things quickly. And of course, I find value in other languages too.