Programming & Development

Mathematica offers a streamlined workflow for development projects of any size. A flexible symbolic language that supports multiple programming paradigms, advanced debugging tools, automatic interface construction, and more, simplify the entire development process from design to deployment.

• Seamless development workflow: With built-in algorithms that robustly scale up to very large problems, and many technical areas integrated into one system, Mathematica enables a seamless workflow from initial prototyping to the development of full enterprise-infrastructure systems.
  
• Unique symbolic language: Mathematica consistently represents everything—data, programs, formulas, graphics, documents—as symbolic expressions. This unifying approach is possible only within Mathematica's unique symbolic language and makes it easy to develop anything, from simple applets to complex software systems.
  

• Fully customizable instant GUIs: From simple toolbars to sophisticated palettes and complex applications, Mathematica makes developing user interfaces easy. Interface components in Mathematica are specified in a symbolic form, allowing their layout, control type, and connection to variables to be determined automatically, streamlining interface construction and shortening development time.
  

• Debugging and profiling: With the ability to set different types of breakpoints, watch expressions to study code as it runs, visually step through the execution of any program, and more, Mathematica's integrated source-level debugger provides a high level of flexibility to analyze and validate programs, resulting in reduced development time.
  
• Mathematica packages: Mathematica packages are reusable, redistributable, platform-independent libraries with full support for documentation and assistant palettes. These can easily be created from a single notebook and edited with the integrated Mathematica package editor or Wolfram Workbench.
  
• Unlimited performance and scale: At the core of Mathematica's high-performance capability is the world's largest collection of highly optimized algorithms, many of which were invented at Wolfram Research. Combined with the efficiency of just-in-time compilation and automatically configured parallel computing, this ensures the right answers to even the most demanding technical problems.
  

• Multiparadigm programming language: Mathematica stands out from traditional computer languages by simultaneously supporting many programming paradigms such as procedural, functional, rule-based, pattern-based, object-oriented, and more. This multiparadigm approach gets you programming the way you think, not thinking about which way you need to program.
• Code generation and compilation: Automatic C code generation, and compilation of the generated code from within Mathematica, makes rapid development of production quality code easy. C code can be compiled as standalone executables or dynamic libraries, or used directly in other projects. Load dynamic libraries at runtime in Mathematica for high-speed, memory-efficient execution.
• Advanced code editor: Mathematica provides powerful source code editing with syntax highlighting, error reporting, command completion, automatic formatting and indenting, and much more. Integration with the multi-language IDE Wolfram Workbench provides access to several productivity-enhancing tools such as project-based file management, source code control, and advanced debugging and syntax analysis.
  

Interactivity & Interface Design

From simple toolbars to complex applications, Mathematica makes developing and deploying user interfaces easy. With automatic interface construction, symbolic specification of control elements, generalized input, and more, Mathematica offers a highly automated and streamlined workflow for sophisticated user interface development.

• Instant interactive exploration: With a single command, Manipulate, Mathematica instantly turns any computation into an interactive application. Explore results, graphics, or any Mathematica expression. In addition to mouse and keyboard input, Manipulate automatically supports gamepads and other devices.
  

• Dynamic interactivity language: Mathematica's powerful Dynamic language primitive binds the value of a variable to its setting and appearance in controls, graphics, and any other expressions. Mathematica efficiently tracks dependencies and updates variables automatically.
  

• External controllers: Mathematica allows you to immediately use external controllers or input devices to control user interfaces, 3D graphics, and more. Recognition and configuration of gamepads, joysticks, haptic devices, 3D mice, and other HID systems is automatic and platform independent.

• Automatic interface construction: Mathematica generates user interfaces automatically, making it realistic for non-experts to create highly sophisticated and customized interfaces. User interfaces are specified in a direct, declarative manner in Mathematica's flexible symbolic language, enabling you to assemble and compute with user interfaces in the same way as any other Mathematica expression. Mathematica automatically selects the type and layout of controls.
  
• Full range of controls: Mathematica includes all standard types of controls and interface elements such as buttons, sliders, tabbed displays, checkboxes, popup menus, dialogs, and toolbars, as well as the ability to create new customized controls. Advanced built-in controls include 2D locators, animators, and generalized input fields that accept arbitrary typeset text, graphics, or other expressions.
  

• Automatically platform independent: Mathematica renders controls in their native style on any platform with no extra programming, allowing you to freely share graphical applications without needing to know what operating system they will run on.
  
• Generalized input: User interface controls can contain and display any Mathematica expression. Mathematica's flexible text input fields automatically allow images, graphics, traditional math in 2D notation, or whole Mathematica programs to be entered and edited.