GNU Octave 3 final released

[bogz]

GNU Octave is a high-level language, primarily intended for numerical computations. It provides a convenient command line interface for solving linear and nonlinear problems numerically, and for performing other numerical experiments using a language that is mostly compatible with Matlab. It may also be used as a batch-oriented language.

 

For more information, see the page about Octave.

 

It's not something I would know how to use but other people here might want to check it out.

 

Windows and OS/X Binaries can be gotten here

 

 

[TimeLord]

It provides a convenient command line interface

If command lines were convienent, then you'd still be using DOS.

[bogz]

If command lines were convienent, then you'd still be using DOS.

I use the command line for a lot of things. Searching for files, grep a bunch of files, piping thinks to AWK, the MySQL command line for all my database work, creating tables to testing select statements to populating some initial data, ./configure;make;make install, svn update, hg pull, so many things that I couldn't imagine my day without a command line.And when I'm on forced against my will under duress to use closed source operating systems, I often hit OS_KEY+R (opens run dialog) then I type cmd to launch a command line, then I type ipconfig or ping or tracert

 

If they ever drop that feature there will be some convenience lost.

 

I'm downloading Octave now to check out if it has a GUI at all. I do think they should change their intro text to something else.

 

 

[ruthless]

"If command lines were convienent, then you'd still be using DOS."

 

im still using dos.

 

try these commands out for fun

 

netstat

 

netstat -?

 

telnet

 

shhhhh! dont tell anyone

 

dir/p/s

 

 

[TimeLord]

lol I'm no less adept at using a command line; I just thought it a funny way to advertise to this generation of users.