Computer vs human memory
Memory management is an essential skill that every programmer develops over time. To develop that skill you need to have a sense of how computer memory works. Surprisingly, memory is not a simple...
View ArticleHow to organize your Matlab files?
In this post, I talk about how to organize your matlab code. Continue reading →
View ArticleProfessional deployment of Matlab code
This post marks the one year existence of this blog. I started writing in the hope to help folks get started with Matlab and also help rise the general quality of Matlab codes. Traffic have risen...
View ArticleA guide to guide : Video tutorial to start making interfaces
Some time ago, I made a post to help folks get started making interfaces with GUIDE, the interface designer provided by Matlab. It occurred to me that a video tutorial would convey a much better...
View ArticleFunction and sub-functions
Any code written in Matlab needs to be somehow organized. As you grow your program, it becomes essential to write functions. Functions are elementary pieces of computations that take inputs, process...
View ArticleThe past, present and future of numerical computing
This post serves as an introduction to numerical computing as well as a nice overview of the current landscape of numerical calculation. I also present some of my perspectives on the future of the...
View ArticleRecursive functions
In this post, I introduced you to the beauty of recursive functions. I believe that these are part of the “basic programming package” that anyone into coding should have been introduced to. I quickly...
View ArticleHow to share your figure in the cloud
Today is a special post for a new online tool that hold some very interesting future. It’s about a new online tool from plot.ly, a startup company in Montreal. I like their work a lot and decided it...
View ArticleIntroduction to Object-Oriented Programming in Matlab
In this long overdue post, I help you get started with Object Oriented Programming (OOP) in Matlab. We start with a little bit of history of OOP, talk about why and when this is useful and turn to few...
View ArticleMathematical operations in Matlab and the point
The point of this post is to talk about doing mathematics in Matlab. This is an extension of our previous post on Kickstarting Matlab. You will learn how to use all mathematical operators and get to...
View ArticleStucked? How to get some help.
While my goal here is to help you out with Matlab and other data analysis endeavors, I can’t cover the vast number of problem you may encounter. Still, I can provide you with a general approach that...
View ArticleICA demystified
This post has been on the back of my mind for quite some time, ever since I wrote about Principal Component Analysis. Independent Component Analysis or ICA is an algorithm to extract underlying...
View ArticleHow and when to convert between data types
In this post, we talk about data types and extend on our previous post on the matter. You will learn how to convert between them but more importantly when and why you should consider such things. As...
View ArticleLogical operations and logical indexing in Matlab
In this post, we talk about logical operations but also how to use your Matlab skills to analyze your shopping expenses (Yes, we are all absolute nerds and love it). You will learn how to use logical...
View ArticleDebugging in Matlab
You’ve just finished writing your latest and greatest Matlab program. You’re sure this program will solve all the world’s (or at the very least all of your) problems. Just as you run your program, you...
View ArticleHappy new 2015
It is an established tradition that blogs will look back on new year and discuss past achievements. I also felt it was a good opportunity to share with you some results from this website statistics and...
View ArticleRounding errors
I would like today to talk about one very important concept that is often overlooked when you learn to use a computer for data analysis : Rounding errors. In Matlab as in other languages, numbers are...
View ArticleAlgorithmic Trading in MATLAB : WFAToolbox
Today, I would like to welcome Alex from WFAToolbox who will present their latest trading tool in Matlab. Let us introduce you WFAToolbox – MATLAB App that allows you to develop algorithmic trading...
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