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Originally posted by SamDoe1:
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
I've actually used MATLAB quite a bit for work when I have needed to perform unconventional analysis routines, especially with large data sets. I have to say, MATLAB's de-bugging process is about 1000 times better than what we had for FORTRAN, which would not give you any clue, it just wouldn't run. Leaving you to look at all the possibilities. |
I love MATLAB for large data analysis, there simply isn't much better (that I know of at least). You're right that it'll give you an idea of where the error is, but not what it is. And if you forget that little ( . ) in front of something, you're screwed. This is the reason I hate programming...
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Lately though, I've found LabView to have routines and capabilities that perform most things I need. As a big plus, it's what we use to collect data to begin with, so no ugly import/export issues and the graphical environment is pretty easy to deal with. On the downside, unless you take great care to develop your program in small modules, it's easy to get impossibly messy with it. You can also use Labview to access MATLAB routines and minimize dealing with it to some degree.
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Message edited by author 2007-07-23 11:38:10. |
