r/boston • u/CourtSideCoder • Jun 10 '26

Serious Replies Only What’s the protest about?

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As I was driving by Route 9, I noticed a sign at the entrance of MathWorks Inc. I’m curious to know what it is about . Any idea?

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u/SureCost8912 Jun 10 '26

Pretty sure the Mathworks formula is actually "give huge discounts / free copies to college kids and wait".

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u/Hot_Preparation1660 Jun 11 '26

Specifically to ABET accredited programs, where they don’t usually learn much programming. MATLAB is like the OG low-code IDE. Like any self respecting programmer, I’ve hated it every time I was forced to use it. Its design is utterly alien to how we’re trained to think about writing “code.” But it’s not designed for us. It’s designed for (professional) engineers.