Wolfram Mathematica Review

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Pros

Pro
Lots of functionality

Pro
Built-in CPU Parallelization

Pro
Very mature

Wolfram Mathematica has been around for a long time without any major changes in the basic design.

Pro
Coherent API over different domains

Pro
Supports units and can do much more than just maths

Other platforms severely lack this useful feature.

Pro
Fully integrated symbolic processing

Pro
Very powerful and fast, also possible to get for free

Cons

Con
Unintuitive data types and strange assignment statements

Representation of data still remains highly fragmented technically and one fumbles between data types and stumbles on strange assignment statements to attempt conversions of meaning.

Con
Proprietary

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Wolfram Mathematica Review

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Pros

Pro Lots of functionality

Pro Built-in CPU Parallelization

Pro Very mature

Pro Coherent API over different domains

Pro Supports units and can do much more than just maths

Pro Fully integrated symbolic processing

Pro Very powerful and fast, also possible to get for free