Talk:List of numerical analysis software
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"Mathcad is a lower-cost alternative to MATLAB" - This sounds like "NOTEPAD is a lower-cost alternative to Microsoft Office"
[edit] Programs with syntax "similar" to MATLAB
I think the sublist under MATLAB entry should be moved to top level, and at most enumerated (without one-line description) under MATLAB entry. Unlike the sublist of Python which enumerates Python packages, they are completely independent of MATLAB. Engelec 17:50, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
- Done. Engelec 10:33, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
- I still think it was a useful point of organization. This list is getting somewhat lengthy & I think that organizing it into sections would help. What about a section for Matlab-compatible programs? --Karnesky 14:46, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
- The main problem I saw with the previous version was that while some applications were plain clones (at least that's their explicit aim), such as GNU Octave and FreeMat, there were also applications which were completely different while offering some compatibility (LabVIEW and probably COMSOL), some were in between (Sysquake), and some were "equivalent" (numerical computing, graphics and scripting language) but had reduced (Scilab) or no (Yorick) compatibility. Putting some of them under the MATLAB umbrella hides these differences. What about something like Comparison of numerical analysis software? Some possible criteria: language (MATLAB/S/other), graphics (2D/3D/none), extensible in C/Fortran, main math area (linear algebra/statistics/time series/etc.), can control hardware, OS, etc. Engelec 16:07, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
