[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #53502] Wish: FAQ for commonly encountered problems for new Octave users

[Rik]

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                 Summary: Wish: FAQ for commonly encountered problems for new
Octave users
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: rik5
            Submitted on: Wed 28 Mar 2018 11:02:09 AM PDT
                Category: Documentation
                Severity: 1 - Wish
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Documentation
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
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             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: dev
        Operating System: Any

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Details:

There are some frequently encountered issues that new Octave users stumble
over.  Some of these are related to the difference between pure math and
numerical computing such as a signed zero (-0).  Others are related to the
differences in philosophy between Matlab (where many users start) and Octave. 
It has been suggested that expanding the documentation to have a FAQ on these
issues would be helpful.  An initial list of topic is

1) Inf * i ==> (NaN + InfI)

2) Computation and display of -0

3) Comparison of complex numbers with <, <=, >, >= vs. min and max functions

4) String class vs. character arrays

5) What it means for Octave to be compatible with Matlab






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