[scilab-Users] What are your thoughts on R/Scilab?

[Charles Warner]

I use Scilab, Octave, R, Sage, and c/Fortran/Forth for a variety of
different applications, generally involving data acquisition & analysis.  I
probably use less than 10% of the capabilities of any of these Open Source
packages, but, while each has its strengths and capabilities, none of them
can be considered the ultimate solution for every problem you will
encounter.  The tool needs to fit the task at hand.  A screwdriver makes a
very poor hammer, and, while you can drive a screw with a hammer, there are
far more efficient ways of accomplishing the same task.
There is a very good discussion of the capabilities of various Open Source
mathematical software packages available at
ResearchGate<http://www.researchgate.net/group/Open_Source_Scientific_Software_OSSS/board/thread/21402_What_is_the_best_open_source_alternative_to_Matlab>(registration
required- but well worth the effort- registration is free).

Charles Warner

On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 6:46 AM, Process Control <
computerprocesscontrol at gmail.com> wrote:

> you are right. scilab and the like are high level languages suitable for
> fast prototyping and development. however, you may still need to use low
> level language such as C++ to speed up loops.
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> On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 7:21 AM, samuel.enibe at unn.edu.ng <
> samuel.enibe at unn.edu.ng> wrote:
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>> I have found SCILAB to result in a much faster completion of analysis than
>> any of BASIC or C++.
>> I will encourage you to use SCILAB.
>> I have not used R.
>> Thanks.
>> Enibe
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>> Sent from my Nokia phone
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Process Control
>> Sent:  18/06/2011 10:19:45 am
>> Subject:  [scilab-Users] What are your thoughts on R/Scilab?
>>
>> Hi,
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>> I would like to know your thoughts on scilab and R if you have used both.
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>> Just your thoughts and insights.
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>> I am going to start my PhD program in operations research very soon.
>> Unlike
>> my masters studies, I want this time to completely rely on open source
>> tools
>> under linux. I like the concepts of scilab and R, along with basic C/C++
>> for
>> speeding loops. I do have little experience with both packages, but have
>> never used them for serious work such as a PhD thesis.
>>
>> regards
>>
>>
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