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# matlab has the best console of anything ever
i will be working with a bit of matlab this week, by a curious coincidence
(, Mon 25 Feb 2008, 19:51, archived)
# You know matlab?
Me your frieeeeeend?

I'm stuck with Origin 6.0 which, incidentally, sucks donkey balls.
(, Mon 25 Feb 2008, 19:53, archived)
# not much, alas
i write the odd bit of code that occasionally gets mex'd. the limited experience i've had with it has been fun though
(, Mon 25 Feb 2008, 19:55, archived)
# The manual left me feeling completely lost.
There was no easy way into it.
(, Mon 25 Feb 2008, 20:00, archived)
# i doubt i could tell you anything helpful, alas
(, Mon 25 Feb 2008, 20:18, archived)
# It's surprisingly easy to use.
I'm not really a computer geek, I'm a physicist, but we occasionally have to program for data analysis and things.
(, Mon 25 Feb 2008, 19:53, archived)
# bah! matlab is okay, but python is better. except for maths, maybe. although there is Numeric.
(, Mon 25 Feb 2008, 19:55, archived)
# i prefer ruby to python
the whitespace-as-syntax thing does my head in
(, Mon 25 Feb 2008, 19:56, archived)
# Well, blocks do MY head in:
"hello".each do |c| {
print c
}

or something. I dunno. Blocks!
(, Mon 25 Feb 2008, 20:04, archived)
# i did smalltalk before i'd heard of either of em
which probably explains the bias. i'd be quite happy to write either, to be fair
(, Mon 25 Feb 2008, 20:09, archived)