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Dec 22, 2012 at 9:25 history edited Mr.Wizard CC BY-SA 3.0
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May 28, 2012 at 17:11 history edited István Zachar
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Jan 20, 2012 at 16:13 answer added Leonid Shifrin timeline score: 24
Jan 20, 2012 at 13:23 comment added Szabolcs @ndroock1 Actually Mathematica is my favourite tool for data processing whenever any kind of quantitative results are needed (and this is often the case even when processing textual data --- e.g. get a Zipf distribution) I even have the impression data processing is a more common use for it nowadays than computer algebra. (Of course strings are just a small part of that and I agree that there are much better tools for pure text processing, when there's no need to do statistics/measurements)
Jan 20, 2012 at 12:47 comment added nilo de roock Wizard wrote: "With Mathematica I always feel that strings are 'second class citizens.' " - Correct, since Mathematica is foremost a tool for solving mathematical problems and not for data processing. - Use the best tool for the job. Mathematica is not a tool for every job.
Jan 20, 2012 at 11:57 history asked Mr.Wizard CC BY-SA 3.0