What are the programming tools and computing resources?
The most commonly used programming tool is Matlab. We also often program in C++ for its efficiency and flexibility and program in C for its nice interfacing with hardware. If you work on Windows, Visual Studio is the commonly development environment. If you work on Unix-like operating systems, Eclipse is the commonly development environment. Emacs/GCC/ GDB is also recommended but it has a steep learning curve. Cygwin is a nice tool to test unix-based softwares on Windows operating system. And Subversion is commonly used for do version control of source code. Check the McGill University’s central software distribution site for other great tools that might be free to use on campus. Computing resources are provided through individual professors. CLUMEQ Supercomputing Center is accessible to offer further support on intensive computing jobs. If you are doing experiments, commonly needed equipments like network analyzers, anechoic chambers, are available through Telecommunications & Signal
