Hi, I\u2019m Bob Levy and I\u2019ve recently joined the MATLAB Central team as Product Manager. I\u2019ll be writing here periodically to help keep you up-to-date on what\u2019s new on MATLAB Central.<\/p>\n
A product manager\u2019s main job is to guide focus so that we’re developing what’s needed most. But how do we know? A primary source is to hear from you directly. Your input will help us make MATLAB Central even more valuable, so please reach out at bob.levy (at) mathworks.com with your feedback and suggestions.<\/p>\n
For this first post I\u2019ll offer some initial observations and ideas,<\/p>\n
Cody<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Clearly an exciting area, since launch earlier this year did you know over:<\/p>\n It\u2019s remarkable to see such a highly skilled community with members such as yourself. Bravo!<\/p>\n Have you considered using Cody as a way to tap into the collective expertise of your MATLAB Central peers in a more profound way? What innovation and collaboration could you<\/em> spark by posing technical computing challenges in the form of Cody problems? Try it this way and see if the community can help you discover breakthrough new thinking for your toughest problems.<\/p>\n Trendy<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Web-based plots which don\u2019t become obsolete. It\u2019s an exciting concept bloggers and site owners among us will value. Embed a Trend Plot to make your work online timeless. We of course appreciate and encourage your linking plots back to the source page on Trendy so others can benefit as you have.<\/p>\n For example, I recently became interested in automotive depreciation because I didn’t want to buy too new a car and lose a lot of money the moment I drive off the lot. My objective was to see at what model year I\u2019d best minimize exposure to depreciation while balancing my needs, in this case looking at the BMW z4. It was easy to create a Trend Plot in Trendy for that.<\/p>\n Over time, the plot will update itself as more data becomes available, no further action required on my part. \u00a0I did not need to engage in elaborate software development, I simply described<\/a> the data (a.k.a. trend) in terms of a website where this data is available and updated online. \u00a0Then, using familiar MATLAB statements, I described<\/a> the plot I wanted above. \u00a0Trendy does the rest.<\/p>\n What I didn\u2019t expect, but was pleasantly surprised to see, is a trend is emerging which I\u2019m hopeful informs of the best time of year to purchase. Stay tuned at this page to see as this unfolds.<\/p>\n You\u2019ll also notice, Trendy now makes it possible to sort by # of Likes, so you can more readily find the most liked plots quickly.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I look forward to hearing from you, and to seeing your cool new Trend Plots and your MATLAB prowess demonstrated and grown as you play Cody!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hi, I\u2019m Bob Levy and I\u2019ve recently joined the MATLAB Central team as Product Manager. I\u2019ll be writing here periodically to help keep you up-to-date on what\u2019s new on MATLAB Central.\n
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