At the ASEE 2014 conference, I spoke with representatives from Wolfram Research and got some updates on the status and nature of The Wolfram Language.

What programming language should I learn on my Mac? Best programming languages for coders. Swift, Python, Java, C and Perl compared.

On the Raspberry Pi, use of both Mathematica and the Wolfram Language will be free for individuals, but commercial and other users will have to pay for a license.

Now it’s possible to run Mathematica for free on a Raspberry Pi, the credit-card-sized PC that retails for as little as $25–a sort of pilot for a new Wolfram programming language that will be ...