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Stephen discusses the expansive nature of Wolfram Language, highlighting its 6000 functions and the importance of maintaining consistency to reduce cognitive load for users. He contrasts this with typical programming libraries, which often require navigating extensive infrastructure before reaching core functionalities, emphasizing the challenge of managing such complexity.In this clip
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Episode 392: Stephen Wolfram on Mathematica
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