For now, have added "Learn more than just MATLAB pls" to list of things I only say when I feel safe. Some ppl very touchy/aggro with advice.
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So when I tell other ppl to learn more I rarely get negative reactions. With MATLAB ppl I get mostly negative stuff most of time.
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Try suggesting to MS Word user to learn (La)TeX; also in my experience Matlab can be replaced by Mathematica or Magma or Maple
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usually they say they will in my experience & don't get abusive/sarcastic. Also Octave. My problem is that MATLAB = closed source.
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and it teaches bad practice & ultra dependency on IDE.
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same applies to MS Word :-)
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the users are such a broader group though. Definitely not a community like MATLAB. In my experience I can't say they are as bad.
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I haven't even used Word since 2006 still don't hate how it teaches bad habits as much MATLAB.

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surely excel does teach "habits" too...
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