I've been bothered recently by a MATLAB terminology question: How should we describe the dim argument in functions such as sum? The documentation for sum says: B = sum(A,dim) sums along... read more >>

On June 16 I let you know about a new version of MATLAB xUnit that I posted on the MATLAB Central File Exchange. Since then I submitted another update that fixed a problem with running unit tests... read more >>

03-Aug-2016 update: MATLAB xUnit is now in a different location. It is currently maintained by Paul Sexton. In February 2009 I posted MATLAB xUnit, a unit testing framework, to the MATLAB... read more >>

Today offered more excitement than usual at MathWorks headquarters in Natick, Massachusetts. We got to destroy a building! Well, we got a good start on it anyway.
Let me back this story up a bit. In... read more >>

If you're into multiple view geometry and computer vision and you're looking for a funny, enjoyable 3 min 15 sec diversion, you might want to look at The Fundamental Matrix Song. Very... read more >>

Hi folks, You might be interested in Kelly's example showing how to get Gulf of Mexico oil-spill images using the WMS (Web Map Service) features in the Mapping Toolbox. The example is over... read more >>

MathWorker Ned Gulley, whom some of you may know from his involvement in the MATLAB Contest, met Chris Scaffidi recently. Chris is a researcher at Oregon State specializing in "end-user... read more >>

Readers in academia might be interested in the upcoming MathWorks Academic Virtual Conference on May 11, 2010. Educators around the globe will "be there" to learn how the latest MathWorks... read more >>

Hey folks, the Spring 2010 MATLAB Contest has started.... read more >>

Earlier this week I posted some relative speed improvement charts for some functions in the Image Processing Toolbox that got faster in R2010a. Below are some more charts. I've included... read more >>