JMP, a statistical software suite originally developed as "John’s Macintosh Project" by John Sall in the late 1980s, has evolved from a niche Mac tool into a global standard for scientists and engineers. Its history is marked by a transition from a dedicated Macintosh application to a cross-platform powerhouse that became a wholly owned subsidiary of SAS in 2022. Early Origins: 1989 – 2000
JMP 1.0 (1989): Designed for interactivity, allowing users to explore data visually rather than through code-heavy command lines. jmp version history
Verdict: JMP was now handling millions of rows effortlessly and outputting reports that non-users could explore. Big data-friendly, yet still point-and-click. JMP, a statistical software suite originally developed as
JMP 14.0 (2018) doubled down on pre-processing: Interactive Missing Value Imputation, Recurrence Analysis, and Python integration (call Python scripts, use pandas dataframes). The reliability and survival analysis platforms also matured significantly. Verdict: JMP was now handling millions of rows
JMP 9 (2010): Added a bridge to the R programming language and an Excel add-in. Modern Era (2014–Present)
, allowing users to write SAS code and retrieve server data directly within JMP. It also introduced bubble plots. Version 8 (2009): 64-bit support for macOS and a drag-and-drop interface for graph building. Version 9 (2010): Integrated with the R programming language