sharing code on the matlab file exchange april 23, 2006 ned gulley the mathworks, inc
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Sharing Code on theMATLAB File Exchange
April 23, 2006Ned GulleyThe MathWorks, Inc.
1. MATLAB
2. File Exchange
3. Stats
4. Evolution
5. Futures
What is MATLAB?
• A general purpose number-crunching environment
• A matrix-based language suited for algorithm development
What is the File Exchange?
Value proposition:
• Good Free Code
Concerns
• Barriers to participation
• Cost of maintenance
Operating principle:
Reward vanity
Some numbers
• 9-11-2001
• 4439
• 20
• 120
• 10,000
• 100
Evolution
• Download counters
• Ratings & comments
• Author reputation
• Blog
• “Collaborate with me”
• Peer review: demotion & promotion
• Code metrics
Collaborative networks
Code metrics
Futures
• Wiki coding
• MATLAB SourceForge
• “File Exchange in a Box”
Thanks!
Ned Gulley
gulley@mathworks.com
http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral
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