The GNU Data language (GDL) is a free/libre/open source incremental compiler  compatible with IDL and to some extent with PV-WAVE. 

To install GDL on Code Ocean, use apt-get from within Code Ocean's custom package management system to install gnudatalanguage.

To see IDL in practice on Code Ocean, check out NOAA Ocean Surface Winds Team Cross-polarization Geophysical Model Function (IDL).
Note: This capsule also installs idl-coyote via the postInstall script.