Types of undocumented Matlab aspects
This article lists the different types of undocumented/unsupported/hidden aspects in Matlab
Low risk of breaking in future versions
Multi-line tooltips
Multi-line tooltips are very easy to set up, once you know your way around a few undocumented hiccups.
Javacomponent background color
This article explains how to align Java component background color with a Matlab color.
datestr performance
Caching is a simple and very effective means to improve code performance, as demonstrated for the datestr function.
Reading non-Latin text files
A workaround that enables reading non-Latin text files in Matlab is shown
Bug and workaround in timeseries plot
Matlab's internal hgconvertunits function has a bug that affects timeseries plots. Luckily there is a simple workaround.
Matlab installation woes
Matlab has some issues when installing a new version. This post discusses some of them and how to overcome them.
Formatting numbers
Number formatting is easy to achieve in Matlab, by using a dedicated built-in Java object.
Controlling callback re-entrancy
Callback reentrancy is a major problem for frequently-fired events. Luckily, it can easily be solved.
Running VB code in Matlab
Matlab does not natively enable running VB code, but a nice trick enables us to do just that