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GNU Octave - Open Source Answer to Matlab - Hits 4.0.0

posted by janrinok on Monday June 01 2015, @07:28PM   Printer-friendly
from the plot-this dept.

AndyTheAbsurd writes:

I wasn't aware of the GNU Octave project until I saw a post on Reddit that it had hit version 4.0.0. If you're not familiar with it either, here's a brief overview:

GNU Octave is a high-level interpreted language, primarily intended for numerical computations. It provides capabilities for the numerical solution of linear and nonlinear problems, and for performing other numerical experiments. It also provides extensive graphics capabilities for data visualization and manipulation.

So why is this exciting? Aside from a Windows installer for all you people too lazy to switch to GNU/Linux, it apparently finally got a GUI (kind of a must for "modern" software):

Octave 4.0 is a major new release with many new features, including a graphical user interface, support for classdef object-oriented programming, better compatibility with Matlab, and many new and improved functions.

You can also get the full list of user-visible changes here.

Share and enjoy!

 
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 01 2015, @07:38PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 01 2015, @07:38PM (#190841)

    Enough of the Matlab monopoly. Enough, I say!

    GNU Octave is pretty cool, and does quite a bit. No reason it can't be used as at least a partial replacement (especially for undergrad coursework in University).