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The Wolfram Language has advantages over other languages with its built-in access to dynamic, real-world data.Īs an undergrad, my first project using Python was writing a Monte Carlo simulation that was based on a set of previous example returns to estimate a simple return on investment.The Wolfram Language works best when written to take advantage of its strengths instead of mirroring programming styles used by other languages.I could quickly mirror my undergrad Python code in the Wolfram Language, but ended up learning two very important lessons: So one Saturday, I sat down at my computer to figure out the Wolfram Language’s functionality by rewriting an assignment from my undergraduate Introduction to Computing course. Although I had been exposed to Mathematica multiple times during my Ph.D., I had never thought of the Wolfram Language being comparable to Python and didn’t realize it could be used for “actual” programming until I started working at Wolfram. research group is a strong Mathematica user and suggested I double-check results originally analyzed using Python with his Mathematica notebook. I was introduced to Mathematica in graduate school in my advanced quantum mechanics course, during the first semester of my Ph.D.

My undergraduate research demanded that I learn bash scripting and Tcl and that I continue using Python. This interest continued through college, where I was classically trained in both Python and Java but continued to use Wolfram|Alpha for math and chemistry. I discovered Wolfram in high school, where I was - and still am! - fascinated by Wolfram|Alpha’s natural language capability and knowledgebase. I very quickly felt comfortable using Mathematica in both of these capacities, but I had yet to truly use it as a programming platform with the Wolfram Language. Since I started working at Wolfram, I have been almost exclusively using Mathematica, not only as computing software but also as a program in which to write documents. The following was written by David Stevens and was originally published on the Wolfram Blog.