When you create a Java object from MATLAB, that object will live in the Java heap, whereas workspace variables will go into MATLAB’s main memory. The Java heap space is also shared with MATLAB… read more >>

I’m taking a break this week from MATLAB R2010a features to show you a feature that’s been a part of MATLAB for years: generating MATLAB code from a figure. Last week I had the… read more >>

This week I’d like to welcome back guest poster, Christina Roberts, to describe R2010a enhancements to Keyboard Shortcut customization.
We introduced the desktop keyboard shortcut manager in MATLAB… read more >>

I find the MATLAB search path to be one of the most difficult things to explain to new users. (The search path is what MATLAB uses to resolve function names to their code files). For the most part… read more >>

This week I’d like to welcome back guest poster, Malcom Wood, to describe the enhancements to the File and Folder Comparison tool. The last time he spoke about it was in R2008a.
We made several… read more >>

In continuing our coverage of the new MATLAB R2010a desktop features, this week I’m highlighting the updates to Tab Completion. For those new to this feature, anytime I refer to… read more >>

MATLAB projects are usually a series of self-contained folders of related code files and data. To facilitate sharing, we've found that many people create Zip archives of those folders so there is... read more >>

Well it’s almost Spring 2010, and that means another installment of MATLAB: MATLAB R2010a (version 7.10) is here! You’ll find the full release notes here. You can also find a video of the… read more >>

I’d like to welcome back guest blogger Ken Atwell for his second in a two part series of accessing MATLAB from the Macintosh OS X environment. This week he writes about opening a MATLAB file… read more >>

I hope you don’t find it weird that I’m advertising -nodesktop mode on the Desktop blog. Don’t worry, I won’t take it personally if you decide to use this startup option…. read more >>