Explained: Make a GUI [MATLAB]

This tutorial will show you how to create a graphical user interface (GUI) in MATLAB. It describes the process from start to finish, so that you can get your own GUI up and running in no time.

This particular GUI example adds or subtracts two numbers together after a button is pressed.

I purposely did not go into a lot of detail to try to keep the video short, although I clearly failed at that. However, I already have some videos planned for the future that go more in depth in some cool features of the MATLAB GUIs.

[mikehalloran]

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[michaelvarney.]

I really liked your video!
Question:
Why do you prefer to assignin the values to variables in base rather than place them into the handles structure?
Any particular benefits of one method over the other?