In my recent post on MExceptions, a user asked if a syntax error inside a function being called in a try/catch would get caught in older versions of MATLAB. I've done a tiny bit of... read more >>

There are a lot of ways to create reusable tools and widgets in lots of programming languages, including MATLAB. Today I
want to illustrate creating a reusable visualization tool that can then be... read more >>

I have received comments from several savvy customers suggesting that we remove the function inv from MATLAB. The reasons are because people who don't know enough numerical analysis... read more >>

When developing applications is MATLAB, I often find myself interacting with files, sometimes data, sometimes algorithms. In order to be sure I am operating with the correct... read more >>

A while ago, I wrote an article sharing some ideas for Programming for Multiple Datatypes. Recently, a colleague asked me a related question for writing some M-code to be used in an... read more >>

Let me set the stage for today's blog. Logical variables have been part of MATLAB from the early days. They are particularly useful in constructs involved flow-of-control,... read more >>

There are occasional posts on the MATLAB newsgroup, such as this one, where people ask how to control when they see various warnings. One reason people might want this is to control... read more >>

Today I want to talk a bit about the function isfield and some of the history of its implementation. isfield has been built into MATLAB for a few releases now. We felt it was important... read more >>

Users have occasionally asked how to create and use constants in MATLAB. Here's one such example. In some cases, they would like to create a constant that other users or programs can't... read more >>

We might want to a write a function that mimics the behavior of another related function, specifically with respect to input shapes, etc. Ideally, we'd like to write it so we... read more >>