Nelson is a powerful numerical computational language, developed to provide a comprehensive and intuitive environment for engineers, scientists, and students. With over 1,200 built-in functions, Nelson supports a wide range of tasks, from basic algebra to advanced numerical simulations.
Originally inspired by languages like MATLAB© and Octave, Nelson offers users a lightweight yet feature-rich experience. It is designed to be easy to learn and use, with an emphasis on performance and flexibility.
It has sophisticated data structures (including cell, struct, linear systems, …), an interpreter and a high level programming language. Nelson has been developed to be an open/modular system where an user can define these own data types and operations on these data types by using overload.
This is free and open source software.
Features include:
- Flexible and modular system for custom data types.
- Supports data type overloading.
- Extensive support for scientific computations.
- Core:
- Advanced Data Structures: Cell arrays, structs, dictionaries, tables, and linear systems
- Internal Data Types: Flexible and extensible type system
- Overloading: Customizable operator and function behavior
- Modularity: Organize and extend functionality
- External Modules: Integrate third-party libraries
- Scientific:
- 2D and 3D Plotting: High-level plot commands for data visualization
- Fast Fourier Transformation: Efficient frequency domain analysis
- Control Systems: Tools for system modeling and analysis
- SLICOT Integration: Advanced control theory algorithms
- Development:
- Interactive Code Editor: User-friendly development environment
- Build C/C++ On-the-Fly: Seamless integration with compiled languages
- C MEX API Support: Compatibility with existing MEX files
- Nelson Engine API: C API compatible with MEX Engine
- Foreign Function Interface (FFI): Call functions from shared libraries
- Cross-platform support – runs under Linux, macOS and Windows.
Website: nelson-lang.github.io/nelson-website
Support: GitHub Code Repository
Developer:
License: GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0
Nelson is written in C++. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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