> I don't understand how my colleagues put up with the terrible trifecta of mathematica, matlab, and labview
In my experience, it seems to happen because those are the tools taught to science and engineering students, who then take them to the workforce (post-doc, industry, etc.). Those entering academia then use them for instruction, rinse & repeat, just like you describe.
For what its worth, I've tried very hard to move folks I work with from MATLAB to Python.
In my experience, it seems to happen because those are the tools taught to science and engineering students, who then take them to the workforce (post-doc, industry, etc.). Those entering academia then use them for instruction, rinse & repeat, just like you describe.
For what its worth, I've tried very hard to move folks I work with from MATLAB to Python.