Thank you for your reply. Of the non-programming concepts I find the cell mode as the most useful tool The Mathworks have made available in the last few years. Brilliant!

Programming patterns… Very interesting topic for a future post!

Cheers,

gk.

I don’t disagree that looking at and learning from small programs is very helpful. I was thinking more about teaching non-programming concepts for cell-mode etc. There’s a lot to be said for looking at well-written, concise programs whenever possible. I am in a reading group on programming patterns where we do just that. I write the examples in MATLAB to be sure I understand them. I usually write my driver/test program in cell mode.

–Loren

Though I have not seen the webinar, I find your suggestion (use cell mode, publishing, and other cool tools for teaching) as more applicable to academia or users familiar with it. In my experience (MATLAB user for years in both academia and industry) a lot (most?) casual (or less than casual) MATLAB users in the industry tend to learn best (they become more receptive to the language) by using simple constructions (e.g. small programmes or short functions that accomplish a specific task). That might not be best/efficient for the abilities of the language but it is definitely helpful when you work with people that have diverse programming backgrounds (casual programmers are heavily influenced by what they formally learned possibly 10-40 years ago).

In my opinion, the best way to teach something is to keep the message simple.

BTW, I enjoy your posts.

Cheers,

gk.