programming languages

Rank

Mathematica

Based on 4502 responses from 359 people, this is the picture we've built up of Mathematica.

Most similar to...

  1. APL
  2. Matlab
  3. Prolog
  4. R
  5. Coq

Most dissimilar from...

  1. C
  2. C++
  3. Java
  4. C#
  5. Javascript

All statements

  1. This language excels at symbolic manipulation
  2. This language has a niche in which it is great
  3. I still discover new features of this language on a fairly regular basis
  4. This is a high level language
  5. I often feel like I am not smart enough to write this language
  6. This language matches it's problem domain particularly well.
  7. This language is good for numeric computing
  8. I often write things in this language with the intent of rewriting them in something else later
  9. This language is easier to use for it's problem domain by removing unneeded expressiveness (such as not being Turing complete).
  10. Code written in this language will usually run in all the major implementations if it runs in one of them.
  11. This language has a niche outside of which I would not use it
  12. This language is best for very small projects
  13. This language is good for scientific computing
  14. This language is large
  15. The semantics of this language are much different than other languages I know.
  16. This language is unusually bad for beginners
  17. This language has unusual features that I often miss when using other languages
  18. I find this language easy to prototype in
  19. If this language didn't exist, I would have trouble finding a satisfactory replacement
  20. This language has a very rigid idea of how things should be done
  21. This language is well documented
  22. This language has a very dogmatic community
  23. Code written in this language tends to be terse
  24. When I write code in this language I can be very sure it is correct
  25. There are many good commercial tools for this language
  26. If my code in this language successfully compiles, there is a good chance my code is correct.
  27. Libraries in this language tend to be well documented.
  28. This language is built on a small core of orthogonal features
  29. I find it easy to write efficient code in this language
  30. This language has a very coherent design
  31. This language has a wide variety of agreed-upon conventions, which are generally adhered to reasonably well, and which increase my productivity
  32. The resources for learning this language are of high quality
  33. I am reluctant to admit to knowing this language
  34. This language has an annoying syntax
  35. This language excels at concurrency
  36. This language has a high quality implementation
  37. I enjoy playing with this language but would never use it for "real code"
  38. I use this language out of choice
  39. This language is likely to be a passing fad
  40. I would like to write more of this language than I currently do
  41. I usually use this language on solo projects
  42. Programs written in this language will usually work in future versions of the language
  43. This language is well suited for an agile development approach using short iterations.
  44. It is easy to tell at a glance what code in this language does
  45. This language encourages writing code that is easy to maintain.
  46. It is too easy to write code in this language that looks like it does one thing but actually does something else
  47. Code written in this language tends to be very reliable
  48. I enjoy using this language
  49. Programs written in this language tend to be efficient
  50. This language would be good for teaching children to write software
  51. I learned this language early in my career as a programmer
  52. Code written in this language is very readable
  53. I would use this language for casual scripting
  54. There is a lot of accidental complexity when writing code in this language
  55. It is easy to debug programs written in this language when it goes wrong
  56. This language has well-organized libraries with consistent, carefully thought-out interfaces
  57. This language is good for distributed computing
  58. This language is very flexible
  59. Code written in this language tends to be verbose
  60. This language is expressive
  61. This language excels at text processing
  62. I find code written in this language very elegant
  63. I can imagine this will be a popular language in twenty years time
  64. It's unusual for me to discover unfamiliar features
  65. I rarely have difficulty abstracting patterns I find in my code
  66. This language has a good community
  67. This language has many features which feel "tacked on"
  68. I know many other people who use this language
  69. I would use this language as a scripting language embedded inside a larger application
  70. This language has a good library distribution mechanism.
  71. Learning this language improved my ability as a programmer
  72. I regularly use this language
  73. There are many good tools for this language
  74. The thought that I may still be using this language in twenty years time fills me with dread
  75. This language makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot
  76. This language is likely to have a strong influence on future languages
  77. I can imagine using this language in my day job
  78. Learning this language significantly changed how I use other languages.
  79. I would recommend most programmers learn this language, regardless of whether they have a specific need for it
  80. This language is best for very large projects
  81. I use a lot of code written in this language which I really don't want to have to make changes to
  82. I often get angry when writing code in this language
  83. This language encourages writing reusable code.
  84. This language is minimal
  85. This language is good for beginners
  86. I am sometimes embarrassed to admit to my peers that I know this language
  87. Developers who primarily use this language often burn out after a few years
  88. I usually use this language on projects with many other members
  89. This is a mainstream language
  90. This language has a strong static type system
  91. I know this language well
  92. I would use this language for writing server programs
  93. When I run into problems my colleagues can provide me with immediate help with this language
  94. I would list this language on my resume
  95. This language is likely to be around for a very long time
  96. I would use this language for a web project
  97. Writing code in this language is a lot of work
  98. Third-party libraries are readily available, well-documented, and of high quality
  99. This language is suitable for real-time applications
  100. Programs written in this language tend to play well with others
  101. I would use this language for a desktop GUI project
  102. There is a wide variety of open source code written in this language
  103. I use many applications written in this language
  104. There are many good open-source tools for this language
  105. This is a low level language
  106. I would use this language to write a command-line app
  107. This language is frequently used for applications it isn't suitable for
  108. I would use this language for writing programs for an embedded hardware platform
  109. I would use this language for mobile applications
  110. This language allows me to write programs where I know exactly what they are doing under the hood