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(side note) is there any place better than http://superuser.com/help/on-topic (meta topic maybe?) in describing what's on-topic and off-topic on SU?

Examples from http://superuser.com/questions/tagged/mathematica?sort=newest&pagesize=50 of what I (my own personal opinion) consider on-topic and off-topic on SU:

http://superuser.com/questions/295979/no-sound-in-mathematica-under-linux?s=15|1.8346

http://superuser.com/questions/169097/how-do-you-cycle-through-windows-in-mathematica-7?s=13|1.9800

http://superuser.com/questions/703655/wolfram-mathematica-9-cant-start?s=2|2.4757

http://superuser.com/questions/210813/differential-equations-with-mathematica?s=3|2.3908

http://superuser.com/questions/237555/exampledata-and-options-in-mathematica?s=5|2.3135

http://superuser.com/questions/851635/draw-3d-bar-plot-in-mathematica/851654?s=6|0.0000#851654

(side note) is there any place better than https://superuser.com/help/on-topic (meta topic maybe?) in describing what's on-topic and off-topic on SU?

Examples from https://superuser.com/questions/tagged/mathematica?sort=newest&pagesize=50 of what I (my own personal opinion) consider on-topic and off-topic on SU:

https://superuser.com/questions/295979/no-sound-in-mathematica-under-linux?s=15|1.8346

https://superuser.com/questions/169097/how-do-you-cycle-through-windows-in-mathematica-7?s=13|1.9800

https://superuser.com/questions/703655/wolfram-mathematica-9-cant-start?s=2|2.4757

https://superuser.com/questions/210813/differential-equations-with-mathematica?s=3|2.3908

https://superuser.com/questions/237555/exampledata-and-options-in-mathematica?s=5|2.3135

https://superuser.com/questions/851635/draw-3d-bar-plot-in-mathematica/851654?s=6|0.0000#851654

My main concerns are as follows:

a) we have a dedicated http://mathematica.stackexchange.com stack for them - if they are asked here, they are unlikely to get much attention, they are hard to find and they can't get domain-specific tags,

b)

If your question is not specifically on-topic for Super User, it may be on topic for another Stack Exchange site.

While I get the basic idea that Mathematica is a piece of software, it's also a programming language by itself, a development framework, an IDE etc. - also, I can see no obvious way in which Mathematica is a "super user" tool; for me, it's clearly a developer tool.

c)

and it is not about …

programming and software development,

(side note) is there any place better than http://superuser.com/help/on-topic (meta topic maybe?) in describing what's on-topic and off-topic on SU?

Examples from http://superuser.com/search?q=mathematica of what I (my own personal opinion) consider on-topic and off-topic on SU:

on-topic (all of them are concerning very broad scope - configuration, general usage etc):

http://superuser.com/questions/295979/no-sound-in-mathematica-under-linux?s=15|1.8346

http://superuser.com/questions/169097/how-do-you-cycle-through-windows-in-mathematica-7?s=13|1.9800

http://superuser.com/questions/703655/wolfram-mathematica-9-cant-start?s=2|2.4757

off-topic (all 3 are IMO programming questions - because they are answered with code):

http://superuser.com/questions/210813/differential-equations-with-mathematica?s=3|2.3908

http://superuser.com/questions/237555/exampledata-and-options-in-mathematica?s=5|2.3135

http://superuser.com/questions/851635/draw-3d-bar-plot-in-mathematica/851654?s=6|0.0000#851654

_{Of course I consider questions about installing/configuration/platform dependence etc. on-topic here - I just don't think that actual programming usage of a software development platform is. Also, I'm aware that M.SE went RTM ca. 2012 and 2 of the "off-topic" questions are earlier than that date (and that that limits the migration possibilities for old questions also) - yet I'm trying to figure current guidelines; those questions are shown as examples only.}

My main concerns are as follows:

a) we have a dedicated http://mathematica.stackexchange.com stack for them - if they are asked here, they are unlikely to get much attention, they are hard to find and they can't get domain-specific tags,

b)

If your question is not specifically on-topic for Super User, it may be on topic for another Stack Exchange site.

While I get the basic idea that Mathematica is a piece of software, it's also a programming language by itself, a development framework, an IDE etc. - also, I can see no obvious way in which Mathematica is a "super user" tool; for me, it's clearly a developer tool.

c)

and it is not about …

programming and software development,

(side note) is there any place better than http://superuser.com/help/on-topic (meta topic maybe?) in describing what's on-topic and off-topic on SU?

Examples from http://superuser.com/questions/tagged/mathematica?sort=newest&pagesize=50 of what I (my own personal opinion) consider on-topic and off-topic on SU:

on-topic (all of them are concerning very broad scope - configuration, general usage etc):

http://superuser.com/questions/295979/no-sound-in-mathematica-under-linux?s=15|1.8346

http://superuser.com/questions/169097/how-do-you-cycle-through-windows-in-mathematica-7?s=13|1.9800

http://superuser.com/questions/703655/wolfram-mathematica-9-cant-start?s=2|2.4757

off-topic (all 3 are IMO programming questions - because they are answered with code):

http://superuser.com/questions/210813/differential-equations-with-mathematica?s=3|2.3908

http://superuser.com/questions/237555/exampledata-and-options-in-mathematica?s=5|2.3135

http://superuser.com/questions/851635/draw-3d-bar-plot-in-mathematica/851654?s=6|0.0000#851654

_{Of course I consider questions about installing/configuration/platform dependence etc. on-topic here - I just don't think that actual programming usage of a software development platform is. Also, I'm aware that M.SE went RTM ca. 2012 and 2 of the "off-topic" questions are earlier than that date (and that that limits the migration possibilities for old questions also) - yet I'm trying to figure current guidelines; those questions are shown as examples only.}

My main concerns are as follows:

a) we have a dedicated http://mathematica.stackexchange.com stack for them - if they are asked here, they are unlikely to get much attention, they are hard to find and they can't get domain-specific tags,

b)

If your question is not specifically on-topic for Super User, it may be on topic for another Stack Exchange site.

While I get the basic idea that Mathematica is a piece of software, it's also a programming language by itself, a development framework, an IDE etc. - also, I can see no obvious way in which Mathematica is a "super user" tool; for me, it's clearly a developer tool.

c)

and it is not about …

programming and software development,

(side note) is there any place better than http://superuser.com/help/on-topic (meta topic maybe?) in describing what's on-topic and off-topic on SU?

Examples from http://superuser.com/search?q=mathematica of what I (my own personal opinion) consider on-topic and off-topic on SU:

on-topic (all of them are concerning very broad scope - configuration, general usage etc):

http://superuser.com/questions/295979/no-sound-in-mathematica-under-linux?s=15|1.8346

http://superuser.com/questions/169097/how-do-you-cycle-through-windows-in-mathematica-7?s=13|1.9800

http://superuser.com/questions/703655/wolfram-mathematica-9-cant-start?s=2|2.4757

off-topic (all 3 are IMO programming questions - because they are answered with code):

http://superuser.com/questions/210813/differential-equations-with-mathematica?s=3|2.3908

http://superuser.com/questions/237555/exampledata-and-options-in-mathematica?s=5|2.3135

http://superuser.com/questions/851635/draw-3d-bar-plot-in-mathematica/851654?s=6|0.0000#851654

_{Of course I consider questions about installing/configuration/platform dependence etc. on-topic here - I just don't think that actual programming usage of a software development platform is.}

My main concerns are as follows:

a) we have a dedicated http://mathematica.stackexchange.com stack for them - if they are asked here, they are unlikely to get much attention, they are hard to find and they can't get domain-specific tags,

b)

If your question is not specifically on-topic for Super User, it may be on topic for another Stack Exchange site.

While I get the basic idea that Mathematica is a piece of software, it's also a programming language by itself, a development framework, an IDE etc. - also, I can see no obvious way in which Mathematica is a "super user" tool; for me, it's clearly a developer tool.

c)

and it is not about …

programming and software development,

(side note) is there any place better than http://superuser.com/help/on-topic (meta topic maybe?) in describing what's on-topic and off-topic on SU?

Examples from http://superuser.com/search?q=mathematica of what I (my own personal opinion) consider on-topic and off-topic on SU:

on-topic (all of them are concerning very broad scope - configuration, general usage etc):

http://superuser.com/questions/295979/no-sound-in-mathematica-under-linux?s=15|1.8346

http://superuser.com/questions/169097/how-do-you-cycle-through-windows-in-mathematica-7?s=13|1.9800

http://superuser.com/questions/703655/wolfram-mathematica-9-cant-start?s=2|2.4757

off-topic (all 3 are IMO programming questions - because they are answered with code):

http://superuser.com/questions/210813/differential-equations-with-mathematica?s=3|2.3908

http://superuser.com/questions/237555/exampledata-and-options-in-mathematica?s=5|2.3135

http://superuser.com/questions/851635/draw-3d-bar-plot-in-mathematica/851654?s=6|0.0000#851654

_{Of course I consider questions about installing/configuration/platform dependence etc. on-topic here - I just don't think that actual programming usage of a software development platform is. Also, I'm aware that M.SE went RTM ca. 2012 and 2 of the "off-topic" questions are earlier than that date (and that that limits the migration possibilities for old questions also) - yet I'm trying to figure current guidelines; those questions are shown as examples only.}