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GNU Octave (www.gnu.org)
submitted 2 weeks ago by helloworld@lemmy.ml to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

I would classify this as a matlab alternative. Plot stuff. Do Matrix calculations with direct (syntax) support in the programming language.

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[-] snikta@programming.dev 2 points 6 days ago

Its good for legacy MATLAB projects. Use Python for new projects.

[-] sunoc@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 weeks ago

Personally, I'd rather use Python with matplotlib when I need to plot stuff, but Octave is great if you have to deal with Matlab code!

[-] sobchak@programming.dev 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Used it for a ML MOOC a long time ago. Switched to Python/Numpy for better general programming features. Numpy has pretty good syntax for matrix computation, IMO.

[-] JakeSparkleChicken@midwest.social 5 points 2 weeks ago

SageMath is my go to for heavy math.

[-] 7eter@feddit.org 4 points 2 weeks ago

GNU Octave is great when reviving old Matlab projects! I only wish for something similar to Simulink

[-] vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

See also https://maxima.sourceforge.io/

This was my go to software for experimenting with linear algebra etc. Haven't had the need recently though.

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