[Scilab-users] Scilab vs matlab

[Chukwuemeka Ngonadi]

Thanks for the reply

On Sep 27, 2016 3:36 AM, "René Grognard" <dositheus41 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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