ChainLink Frequently Asked Questions
What
is it?
ChainLink
is cross-platform data processing and visualization software that
allows full and convenient access to C++
libraries,
classes, functions, and Qt4
Widgets within a Matlab/Scilab/Octave
style scripting environment.
What
license does it use?
ChainLink
is
free, open-source software, distributed under the GNU General
Public License. If you
would like to support
further
development, make a
donation.
What
platforms does it run on?
Windows,
Linux, and Mac (although I haven't been able to test it very much on
Mac OS X).
What is the
advantage over
other free programs such as Scilab and Octave?
While ChainLink does not yet have as many
built-in
functions as Scilab and Octave, it has a superior user
interface,
and a modular design allowing easy access to C++ libraries, classes,
and functions. In fact, you can create, modify, debug, and compile your
C++ code all within the ChainLink user interface without restarting the
program -- changes will take effect immediately!
Furthermore, ChainLink was programmed using Qt4 - a powerful and elegant cross-platform C++ toolkit. And the best part is that the QWidget plugin library allows access to Qt Widgets for powerful user-interface design from within ChainLink scripts!
What is the advantage over Matlab?
The answer to the previous
question
applies here as well, except arguably the point about the superior user
interface.
How can I get
it?
See the download and installation
page.