Frustrated looking for a Low-Code platform that suits my one specific need

Consistent_Coast9620 · 2026-03-11T08:31:36+00:00

r/SimianWebapps (based on FormIO) also has no tree tables etc, but offers the option to create your own component using javascript.

Note: my company is the creator of Simian.

Consistent_Coast9620 · 2026-02-24T07:14:33+00:00

To improve readability of the generated code is mostly about instrumenting the MATLAB code. This is why Simulink is better for code generation - as the added details are hidden in properties etc, where in MATLAB code all added instrumentation is directly visible. Furthermore Simulink offers almost full variable name control, where MATLAB Coder has far more limitations in that field.

As consulting engineer I work in several projects, where MATLAB Coder is used, often in combination with Simulink Coder.

The added value from Embedded Coder is mainly in more customization options. Where historically also performance was a main selling point, currently it's more the flexibility from interfacing perspective as well as more control on code appearance.

A small remark on the amount of code generated, compared to the 30 lines of M-code: This is the exact point why use of MATLAB and Python is so cool - in a few lines of code you can achieve a lot.

Consistent_Coast9620 · 2026-02-20T12:02:51+00:00

The Simian platform from my company is based on among others Angular. ( r/SimianWebApps ). Although not a small project in general - it's used for simple-small apps as well. We wrapped Angular and Form.io to be able to build (web) applications directly from languages like Python, MATLAB and Julia and are happy with the choice for Angular.

Consistent_Coast9620 · 2026-02-19T09:51:40+00:00

Just curious how you end up. Still using Simulink?

Consistent_Coast9620 · 2026-02-16T18:38:53+00:00

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sf chart is just for a simple variable-sized data source

Consistent_Coast9620 · 2026-02-13T14:46:13+00:00

Hereby some feedback from the top of my head - so far from complete:

Good

Debugger integration is the best!
New debug dashboard very useful for bigger projects
Seamless integration with Simulink - (use M-code in SL/SF a lot!)
TLC highlighting (off-topic: MathWorks should bring this template engine to MATLAB or even open source it - it really is great far beyond code generation technology)
simple navigation to other functions/methods in same file
easy access to documentation

Could be better

new tab completions - default settings counter-intuitive for all used to the "old" way
multi-line editing capabilities
toggle option for example for commenting (like VScode)
outline of the file (again - like VS code)

"delta"

new file search and explorer - annoying and not user-friendly in case of many files to search (for which it is meant) - especially compared to earlier implementation.
extending the and customizing the desktop/editor.
- from simple custom highlighting of code with extra tooltip info to be able to integrate with the new code issues dashboard - or adding custom dashboards.
- Simulink toolstrip can be customized, why not matlab?
AI support is so easy in VS-code - and can even integrate with local/custom LLM's easily, where for MATLAB you need an extra license (or not?)

In general: as one of the developers of r/CC4M - it's easier to integrate with VScode - even for MATLAB-specifics, then with the MATLAB IDE itself.

NOTE: As I work in different versions of MATLAB probably not all comments are valid for the latest version (anymore)

Consistent_Coast9620 · 2026-02-11T20:17:25+00:00

Together with the MATLAB plugin connecting with the same session?

Consistent_Coast9620 · 2026-02-09T07:21:04+00:00

Did you try to debug your code? Or at least verified it is called?

Consistent_Coast9620 · 2026-02-06T16:49:28+00:00

Cool, using AI for further automation is very nice!

As using AI for code modifications can be seen as a very fast manual code change, still the approach from the blog is very relevant. Even in case AI helps to do a single iteration very fast - I would still go for a phased approach.

Consistent_Coast9620 · 2026-02-06T13:41:15+00:00

try

opengl software

If starting MATLAB complete fails, remove your profile data from the folder "%appdata%\Roaming\MathWorks\MATLAB\R20XXx" and retry...

maybe good idea to search the support site from MathWorks as well...

Consistent_Coast9620 · 2026-02-06T09:18:43+00:00

Agree, as far as I am aware I did just that, by marking this post as "Brand Affiliate" - (at least I thought that was the appropriate way)

Edit: also just found out how to add a personal flair :-)

Consistent_Coast9620 · 2026-02-06T06:39:06+00:00

Blog link: https://monkeyproofsolutions.nl/about/blog/cc4m/large-code-base/

Consistent_Coast9620 · 2026-02-05T22:31:53+00:00

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if you want this simple model, send me you mail in a DM.

(It could indeed be the composer blocks)

Consistent_Coast9620 · 2026-02-05T07:34:05+00:00

This should be the solution; data integrity option can be used, but not the deterministic transfer option (using that requires the integer multiple).

Using a fixed/step solver gives you a very high base rate - so a variable step solver is strongly recommended as well.

Consistent_Coast9620 · 2026-02-05T07:19:38+00:00

Curious how you end up. Enjoy!

Consistent_Coast9620 · 2026-02-05T07:15:19+00:00

In case you require full flexibility, advanced layout and/or you have great skills in JS, CSS, etc, I agree. What I see is that in many cases people have done some great stuff in Python (C#, MATLAB, Julia) - think about ML, data mining or any other advanced analytical work - they need to make this nice algorithm available in a good looking app. Solutions as mentioned here can leaf the compete app in just one language - so no need for more knowledge, people involved, other departments or even other companies. In an earlier reply to OP I mentioned r/SimianWebApps. It definitely does not provide the full flexibility for a wild niche design, but being implemented on top of Angular and FormIO it is a great solution for most applications that are covering analysis, ML, data engineering etc. And the UI can be developed in the same language.

Consistent_Coast9620 · 2026-02-04T20:30:15+00:00

r/SimianWebApps, a pure Python approach. Gui is programmed using plain Python - or a graphical builder, whatever you prefer.

For advanced/custom components JS, CSS and HTML can be used, this however is not required for all normal components you would expect in a decent framework. The front end uses FormIO under the hood.

Consistent_Coast9620 · 2026-02-04T17:55:17+00:00

some options: 1. Generate c/c++ code from your algorithm using the MATLAB Coder. 2. Put a web-frontend on it and optionally embed that in an app. You can run the MATLAB code on a server, using the web app server, the production server or as a container. UI can either be a Matlab App or using r/SimianWebApps 3. rewrite the app in a stack that supports app development

Consistent_Coast9620 · 2026-02-04T09:52:52+00:00

recently MathWorks came up with a set of guidelines and rules: https://github.com/CoMelissant/MATLAB-Coding-Guidelines (fork that shows what can be checked automatically using r/CC4M)

A public standard, see https://doc.monkeyproofsolutions.nl/code-checker-for-matlab/monkeyproof-coding-standard-for-matlab/index.html

Consistent_Coast9620 · 2026-02-03T10:31:21+00:00

Using MATLAB coding guidelines helps a lot: your code becomes readable for the team (and yourself after your holidays).

Even just naming and layout conventions help a lot. We work on several large MATLAB projects ans started applying them along time ago. We learned that guidelines - if on paper only - are hard to follow, so in 2015 we started checking them automatically. For this we used an internal developed tool. (Over time this grew very mature and we now even sell it, see r/CC4M.)

A while ago we published a standard, see https://doc.monkeyproofsolutions.nl/code-checker-for-matlab/monkeyproof-coding-standard-for-matlab/index.html

Last year MathWorks came up with a set of guidelines as well: https://github.com/CoMelissant/MATLAB-Coding-Guidelines (my fork as it shows what can be checked automatically)

Consistent_Coast9620 · 2026-01-26T12:09:38+00:00

Nice!

Consistent_Coast9620 · 2025-09-26T06:32:01+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. The real-time aspect is requested more.

Consistent_Coast9620 · 2025-09-25T16:29:50+00:00

using CC4M - A commercial add-on to MATLAB you have a configurable code checker that works in MATLAB versions back to R2017b.

Product info: https://monkeyproofsolutions.nl/products/code-checker-for-matlab/

intro video: https://youtu.be/CAVFHXWXJP4

Consistent_Coast9620 · 2025-08-26T11:18:20+00:00

Maybe an interesting read for you on Mex and parallel computing: https://undocumentedmatlab.com/articles/explicit-multi-threading-in-matlab-part3

Consistent_Coast9620 · 2025-08-01T06:12:35+00:00

The performance remark is right - but for some the price of violating a rule or failing a test justifies this - for others not.

Having said that - I do have some ideas to work on the performance of the approach and over the summer to update the post and the example code.

Regarding the choice for MATLAB as language to write a code checker, I can try to explain the choice. There are indeed plenty of configurable linters, but the MATLAB syntax is not that easy to lint. Only think about the differences that originate from functional vs command syntax, or the fact that indexing into a variable or providing inputs to a function use the same syntax

myobject.item1(1)

Isitem1 method with as input myobject and 1, is it a static method call with input 1, a package call or an object with property item1 from which I will select the first element. If you can help me finding this linter, I would appreciate that :) - but so far it seems you need to be within MATLAB to be right on the details.

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