Valeri Galtsev wrote:
On 06/08/18 15:45, m.roth@5-cent.us wrote:
Valeri Galtsev wrote:
On 06/08/18 15:26, m.roth@5-cent.us wrote:
<SNIP> >>> On a similar note: one of the companies whose software scientists >>> here >>> were using a lot (IDL is a product) changed hand several times, and >>> last owner changed licensing terms and stopped signing perpetual licenses. >>> With perpetual license you were able to keep upgrading software >>> during >>> support period, usually 1 year, and keep using last version later >>> forever only you are locked to that older version. They stopped >>> signing >>> perpetual licenses, and made it "software for rent" with 1 year rent >>> term. When that happened I recommended all our people to avoid using >>> IDL in new projects (python was my recommendation as fair replacement >>> - >>> just what I know, not that I consider it better than other alternatives). As >>> a programmer (former I should say, as I don't put my dirty hands into >>> code lately, almost not) I wouldn't invest my time into mastering >>> something that I not necessarily will have access to at some point in >>> a >>> future... >> >> Yeah. We have a number of folks here using R, and fewer still using >> Matlab. > > Sounds like your former matlab users are happy with R (bad name, BTW, > try to search...). Thanks, I will know now what to mention as > alternative if it will be about matlab! > And it has heavy hooks for python. And it's open source. Matlab may have more sophisticated tools, but....
I know about R, I set it up for those who asks, have it on main number crunchers here. I just never played with it myself, and didn't have any idea that matlab users may be happy about it. But now I know, thanks again!
I've never played with it either - it's statistical software, I think. I just install and upgrade....
Have a good weekend.
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