Most studies in the field of hydrogen network optimization (solving LP, NLP and MINLP) have used GAMS software. Is GAMS software superior to other computing software such as MATLAB?
The reason is even within the same field, you can't tell which software is better.
Anyway, in the field of Network optimization, I saw that most research went with GAMS, because it is the safest way to compare their results with other researchers..
In recent years MATLAB is a key scientific language for data analysis. No, not at all. MATLAB is a scientific and technical tool for computing/calculating/visualizing practical problems from academia, industry and sciences media, politics, businesses etc. GAMS software's can however., be generated, complied and programmed via MATLAB as well.
The reason is even within the same field, you can't tell which software is better.
Anyway, in the field of Network optimization, I saw that most research went with GAMS, because it is the safest way to compare their results with other researchers..
GAMS is one of the most powerful tools for mathematical optimization. The similarity of GAMS code to mathematical notation is its key power point. MATLAB has toolboxes for many applications, including mathematical optimization. Many optimization packages that are available in GAMS, for example, CPLEX, CONOPT, etc. can be run within MATLAB. MATLAB's power is when you want to combine tools from multiple disciplines. For example, you want to have statistical tools besides your optimization model, and then create nice graphical charts. However, in the field of metaheuristics or other related fields, I think MATLAB is the easiest and one the most powerful software.