Loren on the Art of MATLAB

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Why Does MATLAB Have the Function hypot? 7

Sometimes I am asked questions like "why did you introduce function xyz into MATLAB? And sometimes I have a compelling answer, even for something that looks simple on the surface. ... read more >>

Structure Initialization 50

This post continues in the theme of other recent ones, questions frequently posed to me (and probably others). It has to do with initializing structures. There is a healthy... read more >>

Deal or No Deal 21

This post continues in the theme from my last post, where people routinely come to me on a topic. Today I want to distinguish
between indexed assignment, where you can take advantage of scalar... read more >>

Nested Functions and Variable Scope 35

I get a parade of questions about which variables are available to nested functions and which variables, used in nested functions, are part of the nesting function workspace. So today I thought... read more >>

Should M-Lint Try to Make a Recommendation? 14

At The MathWorks, we continue to explore ways to ease your programming learning curve and help you write better code. As such, we have been discussing how stringent to make... read more >>

Plotting with Style 65

One of MATLAB's features is being able to customize plots. But some of the customization may not need to be done by hand and can instead be controlled programmatically. Let... read more >>

Remembering Gene Golub, 1932 – 2007 1

The book Matrix Computations by Gene Golub and Charles Van Loan sits on the bookshelves of many MathWorks employees. Professor Golub, one of the founding members of the Stanford University computer... read more >>

Making Pretty Graphs 101

Today I’d like to introduce a guest blogger, Jiro Doke (email: Jiro.Doke@mathworks.com), who is an applications engineer here at The MathWorks. He used MATLAB in his life prior to The MathWorks, and... read more >>

Useful Debugging Commands and Tips 20

In my personal history using computers, I have learned to embrace debuggers to help me understand what's going on in my code.   Contents Short List of Lesser Known Debugging... read more >>

uniquely MATLAB 23

What makes MATLAB unique? You have your choice regarding which element unique returns when there are repeated values in an array. What I wonder about is why it matters. ... read more >>

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