Octave
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
3recommend
0warn against
Dec 15, 2025first mention
Sep 4, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“Octave is the closest thing to being Matlab without being Matlab (and actually I use Octave)”
“I love Octave, it's one of my favourite languages.”
did whole thesis in Octaveon “In Defense of Matlab Code”
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“I use Matlab (or rather, Octave the free equivalent) all the time. It's really great for numerical computing and plotting.”
engineeron “In Defense of Matlab Code”
Caveats and dissent
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All comments 4
“Octave is the closest thing to being Matlab without being Matlab (and actually I use Octave)”
“Getting linear algebra in a programming language close to math formulas was, for a long time, my reason to use Octave.”
“I love Octave, it's one of my favourite languages.”
“I use Matlab (or rather, Octave the free equivalent) all the time. It's really great for numerical computing and plotting.”