Does anybody know how Matlab became so big in science? What's the story? It's expensive, inflexible & not pedagogical. How did this happen?
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See the links at the end of my post from 2014: “Why I push for Python” http://lorenabarba.com/blog/why-i-push-for-python/ …
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thanks so much for sharing this — will use

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Without taking away from the excellent content, I do have a bit of criticism—I think you bury the lead, and give in to repetition.
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tell me more
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Your first ¶ is about your motivation and premises; the second, a clarification; third, intended audience and you—still no message!
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oh, I see. I guess better if it was the other way around? I tried to put the TLDR box at the top. I'll try more next time!
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The last sentences of first and second paragraphs, strung together, would’ve made a great opening (without “so”).
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@khinsen@goodfellow_ian there used to be https://abandonmatlab.wordpress.com/ - marked 'private' now. One wonders why.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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please do!
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I hate Matlab: How an IDE, a language, and a mentality harm