What is the latest version of NCAR Graphics?
The latest version is 5.0.0, which was released in November 2007. • Why is NCAR Graphics being combined with NCL, and which package should I use? NCL is built on top of NCAR Graphics. It was originally only available in binary format, while NCAR Graphics was available in source code and binary format. When we decided to release the source code for NCL, we decided at this time to combine the two packages and release them as one, since we have lots of users that use both. NCAR Graphics is primarily a graphics package, with some limited data analysis through the Ngmath package. It is strictly library based, which means you need to write a Fortran or C program in order to use it. NCL is a graphics, data analysis, and file input/output package. It is a language, so you need to write NCL scripts to use it. If you are new to both NCAR Graphics and NCL, then we recommend that you learn NCL, as it gives you more capabilities and the graphics are easier to use. If you have existing NCAR Graphics
