[Scilab-users] Scilab vs matlab

[René Grognard]

Also there is an army of people ready to answer your questions for free!

On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 3:56 AM, Tim Wescott <tim at wescottdesign.com> wrote:

> It's free (as in beer)
>
> It's free (as in open source)
>
> It has a much better system of data typing (although as a dedicated C++
> programmer, IMHO it could be better).
>
> Any language that includes transfer functions as a native type is, IMHO,
> excellent.
>
> Because it is free and free, not only does one not have to pay as much
> as a nice car to have it, one is not also constantly struggling with
> stupid license issues.  Matlab either binds you to one computer or puts
> demands on your IT team to implement a floating license.  Scilab just
> lets you use it.
>
> As a consultant, I can use Scilab without worrying if my customer has a
> license.  Were I to use Matlab, not only would I be constrained in
> trading work back and forth, but I'd have to make sure that I never used
> a toolbox (more $$$) that my customer did not have.
>
> Matlab seems to have more comprehensive tool boxes and pre-packaged
> solutions.  But, I'm deeply suspicious of pre-packaged solutions for the
> same reasons I'm suspicious of experts who won't explain their methods:
> "you can trust me because I'm expensive" does not constitute a good
> reason for me to use a result, and that's basically the implied promise
> of a Matlab toolbox.
>
> If Matlab were free, I'd still use Scilab -- Scilab is just better.
>
> On Mon, 2016-09-26 at 15:20 +0100, Chijioke Kenechukwu wrote:
> > What is the advantage of scilab over matlab
> >
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