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# Page 5 - Reviews of MATLAB

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Student of Engineering  
Civil Engineering  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Best coding I have ever used"

August 23, 2021

5.0

Pros

As a basic coding software, MatlLab is the best among the other coding software. Many benefits that I got from using this software. One of it is the language of the programme is flexible which helping not just the professionals but also a freshly user to use the software in an efficient way in calculation and other things. Besides that, as the software one of the important things in engineering field which require some complex calculations, by using this software, it can help for the problem solution with some coding fundamentals is needed. Last but not least, MatLab software have the ability in processing and analysis of image, tools an many things in their system, which some of software did not have such as Octave.

Cons

The ability in analysis of bigger data in this software is undeniable. But the cons here is the time taken in running codes. This software is not the only one who take few minutes to running codes, but in my opinion, as MatLab is my favorite coding software, it will be better if it can be further improved. The price also one of the cons in this software. As a full-time student, the price is a little bit expensive. Not just for me, some student wherever country may experience the same thing. It may be better if there is an affordable price for student.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
CTO  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "The "Photoshop" of data processing"

January 6, 2022

5.0

We did a lot of engineering with matlab, and we still fire it up whenever there's some calculi to do. Data visualization / analysis / simulation / forecast can be done with many softwares, but who's the one where you can do it all and then more, in the same package and language? Matlab.

Pros

MATLAB is the swiss pocket knife for data processing, is does almost everything and you can program it to do almost everything you need. It does a lot out of the box, and by it very nature is expandable and programmable to do any math, engineering, data, whatever.

Cons

Online resources might be a bit outdated and refer to past matlab versions, and installing/uninstalling modules might be a bit clunky sometimes.

Reason for choosing MATLAB

We also use Octave, but mainly to run stuff written in Octave.

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SNHS

Syed Najaf Haider S.  
Research Assistant  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MATLAB - an efficient way of solving real world complex problems"

April 4, 2022

4.0

My overall experience is good so far with MATLAB. I am using MATLAB for almost 4 years. In my work, I use it to model my problems and then in order to predict its outcome, I use to simulate the problem formulation on MATLAB. In a nut shell, I found MATLAB a very powerful tool which is accepted across industries and academia.

Pros

MATLAB has a very simple and easy user interface. MATLAB provides us with a variety of built-in mathematical tools and operations which help us to process and model our data easily. MATLAB code is easy to debug. MATLAB has powerful data visualization tools and commands.

Cons

MATLAB takes some extra time to plot figures of heavy simulations. MATLAB should have a feature which automatically makes the syntax error correct. MATLAB consumes a big portion of RAM, which affects the tasks running in parallel on the machine.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Project Development Manager  
Construction  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MATLAB programming"

January 1, 2019

5.0

I am highly dependent on Matlab. It is like a piece of un-stitched fabric for me and it is upto me what I make out of it. It has very strong support for scientific and technical community. Though the new version of Matlab (R2018b) tends to be slow on my desktop with 16GB RAM and i7 processor.

Pros

This is perhaps the most powerful software used by engineers of all disciplines. The best part of this software is the programming. You can write almost any kind of script which can also work with hardware. If you already know C++, using Matlab is not difficult at all. I have been controlling a whole million dollar machine using Matlab where a script was sending commands to the machine through a serial port and acquiring data simultaneously. The speed of Matlab is impressive to a level that I was able to acquire data at a rate of 2MS/s.

Cons

Matlab's Simulink was supposed to be a tool like Labview for visualization of a process but it became one of the least favorite features for many people. So instead of Simulink, I have to use Labview and then call Matlab script within Labview. This indirect approach bring compatibility issues. The block diagrams in Simulink was clumsy especially when you add more than 200 parts. One way to get through is dividing whole task into pieces and save a separate Simulink file for each sub task.

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Mostafa F.  
Project engineer  
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Matlab is such a great tool for all engineers "

September 22, 2021

5.0

A very great experience I recommend it to anyone who deal with engineering and of course curious people

Pros

Great tool for analyzing, sorting, and simulating data. easy to understand and to learn it. In addition, it helps in plots and graphs and simulation scenarios I hope to see it applicable for smart phone as small app

Cons

Great library Easy to learn Easy to use Reliable Great accuracy

Alternatives considered

[ETAP](https://www.capterra.com/p/87535/ETAP-Software/)

Reason for choosing MATLAB

I found myself in love with matlab, it helped me alot it's not hard software to be learning Such a great library for every thing Easy to learn and very reliable and it is accuracy is not comparable.

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MA

Mohammed A.  
Senior corporate communications  
Banking  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "The best application to understand and solve math equations quickly and accurately"

November 20, 2021

5.0

During my studies at the bachelor's and master's levels, MATLAB helped me a lot in understanding mathematics subjects and completing solving assignments, especially in the topics of matrices, as the speed of the analysis processes and extracting accurate results was impressive every time I used it and I owe the developers of MATLAB thanks, because without the help I received from MATLAB, it would have been difficult to understand and solve all those issues.

Pros

I like the most about MATLAB, is that it is easy to use for all levels, for math professionals or beginners and also for those who need emergency help solving specific equations. The best part I love is solving simple and complex matrices which are difficult to solve manually. Also, equations with many symbols that require great effort and time to solve. The simulation that MATLAB performs for graphs and data sorting is one of the most important operations that it does so smoothly. The accurate results that can be obtained from using MATLAB make it a documented reference to ensure the correctness of solving complex problems.

Cons

Nothing to mention, all the tools provided by MATLAB are excellent, it has a clear application interface that is easy to understand for everyone, and understanding the programming languages related to it is not complicated, as the support team provides many educational materials that help in understanding all the operations that can be performed.

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Afshin A.  
Student/Researcher  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "elegant but pricey computing environment, programming software"

December 21, 2018

5.0

Pros

Coding in MATLAB is really simple, easy and can be learned fast. Its rich toolboxes and numerous user-provided files (through its file exchange) makes it easy to quickly test and verify ideas. The one thing I liked most compared to other languages is its gui, visualization of results and the flexibility of editing the figures and plots. Its rich features from integration with C to parallel/distributed computations makes it appealing even to people who seek a simple coding environment which can yet deliver fast computations (although in terms of computing speed, there are better options).

Cons

1- price: since there are few free opensource programming languages such as python and R with great community behind them and lots of functionalities, sometimes it is difficult to justify the price for someone at the entry level who wants to learn a scientific programming language. 2- Since I personally prefer object oriented programming, sometimes I find it difficult to keep track of all different function names, ... that already exist in MATLAB and its toolboxes. To me, the way python handles the packages is more appealing and helps to avoid confusion (this might be my personal preference and some may like the way the toolboxes work in MATLAB)

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Electrical Engineer  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MATLAB is a powerful data analytics and visualization tool that can be used by various induistries"

February 13, 2023

5.0

I have had a great experience using MATLAB. I am still using this software. It is great for engineering applications, statistics, and data visualization.

Pros

I have been using MATLAB since I was a graduate student. It is an efficient data analysis tool. The simulation feature is also very easy to use for novice users who do not know coding. It works based on matrices theory. Data visualization and graphing are very easy. Using MATLAB saves you time, and helps you be more productive. Also, you can import CSV files, excel sheets, and other formats of data into MATLAB and manipulte them however you want.

Cons

The only dislike I have aout this software is its pricing. It is a reasonable price, but is it high for students. It would be great if students could afford it, if the organization does not provide it for them.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Ph.D. Student  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "MATLAB use case for industry and students"

September 30, 2019

5.0

Great tool for performing engineering operations, algorithm development, and is a must for all Engineers!

Pros

MATLAB can be widely used in both industries as well as in education institutions due to its flexibility to deal with large multi-dimensional matrices very easily. In a world driven by data, mathematical operations to analyze the data and derive insights from those datasets has become essential and Matlab does that job very easily in a few lines of code. In fact, the company responsible for creating Matlab, Mathworks, provides a huge repository of documentation and examples to very easily explain each method and function to new users. This documentation can be considered unique as the documentation for all other programming tools (including Python and R) do not match up to the preciseness of the help provided by the MATLAB support system.

Cons

Due to its "mathematical setup" of using engineering techniques extensively, it can be a little overwhelming for first-time users, but the documentation should ease out the process of learning and implementing things in Matlab. The pricing of Matlab is on the higher side, which led to the development of Octave, a free tool replicating the functionalities of Matlab. Nevertheless, if you are a university student you should have free access to Matlab, as Mathworks networks heavily with educational institutions to grant access to all students across the globe.

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kV

kotcherla V.  
boss  
Computer Networking  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "A Comprehensive Review and Analysis of a Strong Scientific Computing Environment: Matlab"

July 4, 2023

5.0

Pros

it is one of the best mathematical tools that is quite helpful in the engineering field.The best feature of Simulink is its ability to produce code for a number of platforms, including embedded systems, making it simple to deploy models on actual systems.The most flexible and practical tool for signal simulation and visualisation.Using software like Simulink, I could test a system before deploying it on actual hardware, which saves a tonne of time, effort, and money. Simulink is wonderful, and I'm glad it exists.

Cons

Simulating complicated architectures can occasionally take a long time to complete. But there are generally very few drawbacks.The Simulink Fixed-Point Tool cannot be used with Simscape blocks.Simulink offers a wide range of options. I initially find it chaotic for that and require time to get used to it.Additionally, I find the online simulator to be a little sluggish.The Simulink Fixed Point Tool cannot be used with Simscape blocks, and this feature must be enabled.

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Eyamir U.  
university professor  
  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Excellent tool to solve scientific and engineering problems"

June 19, 2018

4.0

In the subject numerical calculation and simulation and models has been very useful to solve problems in class, as well as great help to the currency of teaching subjects

Pros

Excellent tool to solve scientific and engineering problems with a high level language based on numerical calculations with vectors and matrices where you can work with scalar numbers both real and complex, and with strings of characters and with other more complex information structures. It also provides a very good desktop environment for iterative exploration, design and troubleshooting, aunadio to this provides graphs to visualize data and tools to create custom diagrams and also applications to adjust curves, classify data, analyze signals, adjust systems of control and many other tasks; It also has an extensive library of complementary tools for a wide variety of scientific and engineering applications. It allows the study of continuous, discrete, linear and non-linear systems, by means of internal and external description, in the time domain and frequency. Tools to create applications with custom user interfaces and with Interfaces for C / C ++, Java, .NET, Python, SQL, Hadoop and Microsoft Excel, as well as royalty-free implementation options for sharing MATLAB programs with end users. Wide mathematical support as well as the possibility of using extended precision in the calculations, besides a wide Mathematical support besides possibility of use of precision extended in the calculations. It has a large community on the web, where there are forums and support.

Cons

debuggin and profiling tools are not usually easy to use for some users, it also has speed problems. On the other hand, it does not have its own symbolic calculation library, which is why it uses Maple commands. When not being designed for the work in line of commandos it does not present any menu of quick access to procedures of frequent use.

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MN

Mahesh N.  
Associate Professor  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Matlab Review."

April 2, 2022

5.0

Excellent. Im happy to use.

Pros

Matlab is best in class software for - Math and scientific calculations in any domain. - Simulink helps in simulate any kind of mathematical systems.

Cons

Overall the best software. It shuold include all python libraries.

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Brian C.  
Research Assistant  
Biotechnology  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great for academia, not so great if you have to pay for it"

January 20, 2020

5.0

I have used MATLAB for a lot of processing of data and data visualization. I have used it to build packages that process videos (not recommended, MATLAB has some functionality on this front but it isn't by any means thorough) but if used for what it is meant for, namely the manipulation, processing and visualization of data, it works very well.

Pros

The interface, functionality, and storage of data are very useful for doing work on large matrices and datasets. For things like interfacing with external hardware the pre-built packages and functionalities like Simulink work well if you have all the right parts. Even for things like machine learning MATLAB does a great job of making it more accessible while still giving you access to the process. MATLAB also is essentially ready to go right out of install, really no need to setup a specific environment for the program.

Cons

It is definitely proprietary, and though the forums and populated and the documentation is well put together its proprietary nature makes it less ubiquitous, meaning that if you have a sort of "fringy" problem you are trying to solve it is likely that no one has done it before. There are other open source languages that are even more fleshed out but have a longer learning curve than MATLAB because of environment setup.

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WK

Waleed K.  
Senior Procurement Engineer - Facilities Management  
Construction  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "An ideal tool for obtaining accurate, reliable and comprehensive results for all math and analysis "

April 19, 2022

5.0

MATLAB is one of the applications that I appreciate the most, as it is easy to use and gives accurate and documented results, and saves time and effort efficiently.

Pros

MATLAB is a very ideal tool, low cost and easy to use at all levels, and provides its great services of finding solutions to the most difficult equations and matrices with very simple procedures. I like the ease of choosing the process you want, as well as the ease of entering data and extracting results, as well as the settings for printing and sharing. I really appreciate the various analysis capabilities, especially the high-quality statistical analysis processes, as well as simulations and engineering calculations, which save a lot of effort and enable accurate results.

Cons

There is certainly nothing worth mentioning, as all the tools are clear to the users, and many educational resources are available for an easy understanding of how to set up any of the operations you want to complete via MATLAB.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Graduate Research Assistant  
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Best tool for simulation of power electronics and microgrid analysis with data visualization"

April 30, 2022

5.0

In a word, I used MatLab daily basis for my research work. Specifically, I used the Matlab program to optimize my designed models, simulate circuits, and validate my results. This is simply a great tool for engineering students.

Pros

The most important thing about software is the strong documentation to use it. I think I learned Matlab mostly after reading their helpful and easy documentation.

Cons

I mostly hate the size of this software, it has taken almost 50 GB of my space from my laptop. This is insane. I would be happy if they can reduce the size. Thank you

Reason for choosing MATLAB

Because Matlab is much more flexible with lots of extra options. No alternative of Matlab nowadays.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
R&D Summer Intern  
Defense & Space  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "I use MATLAB for engineering coursework. Works well for the problems I need to solve."

November 22, 2017

4.0

I was able to quickly and efficiently solve chemical engineering problems. I also have the tools to solve a wide variety of other types of engineering and math problems.

Pros

This software works well with certain types of engineering problems, such as iterations and dew and bubble point calculations. It is very easy to write for loops, while loops, and functions, which can be used over and over again in different problems, classes and situations. There are a lot of specific packages you can get that are catered to your needs, and a lot of other majors at my school use MATLAB for a wide variety of purposes. The syntax is not hard to use at all, and is very similar to other programming languages. If you are familiar with others, learning MATLAB is a breeze. If you aren't familiar with other programming languages, learning MATLAB is more difficult but definitely doable through a in person class or online. Like any other programming language, the more you use it the better you get. The interface is fairly easy to use, and the debugger works well. It is easy to step through your code to see what the issues are.

Cons

This software should implement easier ways to solve ODEs and other challenging engineering problems. Other math related software do this easily, so it should not be an issue to implement them into MATLAB. It could also be easier if the interface was easier to clean up, and if the command window results did not have so many spaces in it. I dislike having to scroll through the command window when I am trying to find results to a function that has a lot of outputs. I wish some of the add on packs came embedded in the software at the start. It is really annoying having to get a new add on pack just for one use!

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Abhuday T.  
Assistant Professor  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Productive and efficient software for engineering task"

March 10, 2023

5.0

Efficient and versatile software for engineers

Pros

It is very efficient. It support all the latest algorithms.

Cons

Programming language is very different from other so one has to spend lot of time in learning it.

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Nicolas C.  
Laboratory Coordinator  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Matlab is indispensable for all STEM careers, it is a complete platform to design and test concepts"

July 9, 2018

4.0

This software has helped me a lot in the topic of optimization and repeating algorithms to solve some problem. In addition, the part of data management and complex operations for image processing and systems control.

Pros

It is a tool so universal that in almost all universities it is used, it has an easy-to-understand graphical interface. It contains a basic help menu that can be extended until you see complex examples of what you want. When you want to generate algorithms, it contains a proprietary language that avoids the use of a complex syntax, unlike other programming languages. It contains many functions and pre-made algorithms that allow you to test a concept at a high level, in a few lines of code.

Cons

not having a categorized menu with functions, many times you do not know what is available and you have to resort to the internet to search forums for the available functions, because many times you perform the algorithm from scratch, and then you realize that they had a function For that. In the simulink tool, there is a need for more things to be considered for the electronic part, due to the fact that other branches such as controls and power have enough resources, but the electronics at the level of CMOS transistors do not.

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Yves Patrick E.  
Ingénieur Génie Civil  
Civil Engineering  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Excellent outil de calcul numérique "

March 5, 2023

4.0

Pros

On réalise des calculs des modélisations graphiques et des simulation grâce à des lignes de codes simples mais efficaces. Il suffit d'être créatif.

Cons

Il n'y a pas de format de mise en page lors d'exportation de résultats dans le tableur Excel.

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Shahryar K.  
Environmental Science  
Environmental Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MATLAB, the best for data simulation and visualization"

March 5, 2022

5.0

MATLAB is a good software to carry out complex calculations, analyze huge data sets and simulate or visualize your assessment.

Pros

Though MATLAB is a heavy software, still it is very easy to download and install it. It is primarily designed and intended for calculating, analysis and data simulation and handles large data sets very easily. MATLAB uses rather simple coding and supports python and C++ along with other languages. Its collection of libraries and tool boxes like Optimization, Signal management and machine learning makes it easy to use. lt has excellent amount of documented material along with an active online community that is always available for help when needed. It host a very powerful code debugger which exactly points out the line in the code which is causing the problem.

Cons

Since MATLAB has a plethora of syntxes and arrays, it is hard to remember them all. Also it is primarily a mathematic related software with limited developer functions which makes it unsuitable for professional developers.

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GA

Gonzalo A.  
Civil engineer  
Civil Engineering  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Empowering analysis and simulation: my experience with MATLAB from college to the world of work"

August 28, 2023

4.0

When I was a student at the university, MATLAB helped me exceptionally in solving problems with differential equations in conjunction with analyzing large data sets, and at first it was a challenge, however thanks to its versatility it allowed me to tackle a wide range of problems. ed quickly and efficiently. Now, in my job role, even though I don't use it as often as before, I still turn to MATLAB for tasks like signal processing and statistical analysis. In addition, I have integrated MATLAB with tools such as Excel for a more complete analysis and with system simulators to validate complex models, without a doubt a complete and very useful tool for civil engineers.

Pros

MATLAB is a tool with a wide range of functions and specialized libraries for solving problems in general, the positive points to highlight would be that it facilitates the resolution of complex problems in areas of mathematics, engineering and science, in my opinion almost more for the area of complex problems related to constructions. Another very good point about MATLAB is its ability to manipulate data and generate interactive visualizations, which have helped me to communicate results effectively.

Cons

A problem with MATLAB at the beginning is that you have to know a little about how its code works, but thanks to its API and documentation and 2 semesters of basic programming that they gave me at the university, I managed to learn what was necessary to use it, however I think that for people without programming knowledge it would be difficult for them to use it.

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Mario Humberto A.  
analista de sistemas  
Program Development  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "ótima aplicação em criação de aplicações de alto nível e controle e analise de dados gráficos 3D"

July 3, 2022

5.0

fácil de usar em sistemas de controles, analise de dados, temos uma programação de alto nível podemos trabalhar com workflows e programação confiável, criarmos rotinas de de automação industrial para controle de produção fluxo e analise de dados, tem muitas ferramentas que nos ajuda e podemos testarmos nossas matrizes e ver nossa aplicação na pratica nos projetos ao gravar a nossa programação no ci(pic) de depois colocar no arduino na pratica, fazermos projeções gráficas 2d e 3d.

Pros

fácil de usar e excelente para modelar, se precisar acione a biblioteca com comando help, muito rica em informações par tirar duvidas ao programar seus projetos. Podemos criar controladores, automatizar e aplicações em projetos industriais desde controladores na indústria, precisa ter conhecimento em logica de programação e podemos aplicar em comunicação gsm via zig bee, analise e leituras dados e constróis remotos a longa distancia via gprs controlar equipamentos de produção aplicamos em diferentes áreas rotinas e gráficos de funções dentro da indústria.

Cons

o preço poderia ser acessível, e ótimo para testarmos códigos, programar nossas matrizes e analise de dados e estudos de caso criar rotinas de programa e automação

Alternatives considered

[United Language Group Octave](https://www.capterra.com/p/217819/unitedlanguagegroupoctave/)

Reason for choosing MATLAB

ja conhecia a aplicação desde o lançamento em 2000 depois foi melhorando e com novas versões, melhoro a biblioteca tem tudo que precisamos e pode colocar todos seus projetos no fórum e compartilhar na comunidade do matlab e trocar ideias de projetos, corrigir a programação, trabalhar em workflows com outros programadores em aplicações de automação industrial, podemos integrar em muitas áreas desde indústria ate sistemas de comunicação desenvolvimento de peças e superfícies e gráficos 2d e 3d.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Statistician  
Research  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "A software with great optimization routines "

July 28, 2021

5.0

I really benefit from using Matlab in developing codes of my Ph.D. dissertation where for solving that problem Matlab is the best choice (better than R). Because the underlying basic code of my project was available in both R and Matlab but running Matlab code run faster.

Pros

I have used Matlab in coding my Ph.D. thesis in statistics. Matlab is really powerful and fast. For example, in doing computations of Functional Data Analysis (FDA) it performs much faster than R. It has a rich set of toolboxes that are mainly suitable for the electrical engineering discipline. It has options to make a custom graphical user interface for user-developed routines which let us distribute our code with an accompanying designed user interface. It also lets to release of developed computational code as a library to be called in other programming languages. I could recommend this software to be used instead of R when developing a new optimization problem is needed or may need to handle a lot of computations with maximum possible speed. Last but not least, Matlab provided help that is complete in a suitable length (not too short and not too lengthy) and I think this is really important.

Cons

Matlab is an expensive software so it must be used when there is a justification for using it. For example, it provides advanced toolboxes that are not available in its open-source alternative (GNU Octave).

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JO

Joshua O.  
Infrastructure Engineer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "One of a kind in numeric computing / statistic"

May 25, 2024

3.0

Pros

Ease of use and better computational ability

Cons

renewing of matlab license can be frustrating because it comes with a different versions and update.

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Kuheli B.  
Engineering Student  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "The usefulness of MATLAB"

July 26, 2023

5.0

Engineering became easier with MATLAB

Pros

During my engineering years MATLAB was so important for my studies.Right from data simulation to statistical models,we relied on MATLAB.It was very easy to learn and very efficient

Cons

Sometimes during long key functions it would take a bit while.

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