Thanks!
Regarding "Scientific" - we just added the Data Science Workload to Visual Studio 2017. Check it out here:
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/visualstudio/2017/05/10/bui...
Basically Python + Anaconda, R + Microsoft enhanced R, F# with .Net as a single install. Python & R work with any interpreter, including IronPython & Pypy.
Now, /me is dreaming of a cross-platform WPF with Python as language and integrated in the IDE like C#/VB.net. I am using PyQT but this is not the best on Windows.
On a side note, just comparing Visual Studio today and Visual Studio of my first real work days in VC++/MFC (something like 20 years ago), I must say that it really makes me ship good software faster and better. Thank you!