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[Podcast] What's behind the Big Change in the new MATLAB Desktop?

Toshiaki Takeuchi on 13 Aug 2025 (Edited on 13 Aug 2025)
Latest activity Reply by Jan on 19 Nov 2025

This just came out. @Michelle Hirsch spoke to Jousef Murad and answer his questions about the big change in the desktop in R2025a and explained what was going on behind the scene. Enjoy!
The Big MATLAB Update: Dark Mode, Cloud & the Future of Engineering - Michelle Hirsch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpUG5EEwWos

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Toshiaki Takeuchi
Toshiaki Takeuchi on 14 Aug 2025
TL;DR "MathWorks transitioned from Java to JavaScript to focus on a single code base for the desktop. This will improve the responsiveness to the user needs as the JavaScript technology stack opens up new opportunities in the cloud-based workflows. While the new desktop looks familiar, the behavior changed and users need to get used to it. MathWorks is welcoming feedback to improve the user experience."
Jan
Jan on 19 Nov 2025
Sorry, but I don't want to "get used to it". The product is for the user and not a "holy grail" we users are blessed to be allowed to use.
The new workflow/design seems to affect quite some users if you read the numerours threads. It would be nice to have at least the option to switch to the old format.

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