Matlab 7.4 targets large datasets and productivity improvements. MLint (MLint performs like a C/C++ lint checker), developed by the Mathworks and Simulink, also supports Windows
This latest version takes advantage of 64-bit multicore platforms with improved, multithreaded, cache-aware libraries. The just-in-time (JIT) compiler optimizes element-wise array operations common in many applications.
Also, MLint now operates while a developer is typing. It additionally provides advice based on the current context. The editor now performs cursor-based delimiter matching of statements like if/then/else in addition to the parenthesis matching already available. An undo option has been added to the array editor as well.
New function support includes a parser class that makes initial argument passing a snap. An added Assert function allows basic programming by contract support to be included in an application.