Re: octave vs. matlab speed

[Dmitri A. Sergatskov]

On 8/9/06, Robert Uang <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have just discovered octave recently and I am
> thrilled about it mainly for two reasons - 1. it is
> similar to Matlab code, and 2. it is absolutely free!
>
> However, running the same procedure in Matlab is 100x
> faster than running in Octave.  Can you comment on why
> this is so, and if there are any general rules of
> thumb to help speed up simulation time?

Short answer: Do not use loops.
Long answer: Well -- it is too long. The question comes up on
these mailing lists all the time (I think the earliest I found was circa
1995 ...). Google for "octave matlab speed site:octave.org"
will give you few hits for starters...

> Thanks,
>
> Robert

Regards,

Dmitri.
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