About alternatives to Matlab

[Jon Harrop]

Paul Rubin wrote:
> Interesting, where do I get it, and is there source?  I've never been
> interested in Mono but maybe this is a reason.  How does the compiled
> code compare to OCaml or MLton code?

GC intensive code is 2-4x slower than OCaml or 4-8x slower than MLton.
Floating point intensive code is as fast as OCaml and MLton.

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Dr Jon D Harrop, Flying Frog Consultancy
Objective CAML for Scientists
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