Loops resource usage.

[Muthiah Annamalai]

Hello there,

I wanted to ask if there is a difference between writing a program like

for x=linspace(-pi:+pi,Npts)
   [X,Y,Z,L,M,N]=init_variables();
   do_a_time_consuming_long_computation();
 
  %clear the memory used
 
   clear all 
end

% and this function?

for x=linspace(-pi:+pi,Npts)
   [X,Y,Z,L,M,N]=init_variables();
   do_a_time_consuming_long_computation();
end


My advisor told me, it saves something and does better in long programs.
Thanks in advance.

Thanks,
Muthu
PS: I couldnt find anything useful on this topic, in a Gmane search