Which optimization tool is better- CVX or YALMIP?

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  Basem M. ElHalawany · Benha University

  i read that YALMIP has many solvers more than CVX also.

   Nov 26, 2013
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  Basem M. ElHalawany · Benha University

  Any other advantages you know ?

   Dec 8, 2013
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  Basem M. ElHalawany · Benha University

  Thank you
  I will try to check it ASAP
  Is it for semidefinte programming only as said on the website? in this case CVX is more general?

   Dec 8, 2013
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  Johan Löfberg · Linköping University

  I am not going to comment on the YALMIP vs CVX issue (I am slightly biased :-), but the discussion above concerning CVX and DSDP is a bit confused. 
  
  CVX and YALMIP are a modelling languages, while DSDP is a structure exploiting solver for semidefinite programs (does not support second order cones etc as SeDuMi, SDPT3 and Mosek do). Hence, you are comparing a modelling language + the solver (SeDuMi or SDPT3 if you are using CVX) with a pure solver where you have to encode the problem manually. 
  
  FYI, the solver DSDP is interfaced in YALMIP (i.e., you can model the problem using YALMIP, and then solve it using DSDP). To enable this, you need the MATLAB binaries for DSDP available in the solver collection OPTI-Toolbox.

   Dec 12, 2013
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  Basem M. ElHalawany · Benha University

  Thank you Professor Löfberg for your comment .
  I want to know to which modeling language u r biased to? and why?
  from your last part of the comment , may be biased to YALMIP :D

   Dec 12, 2013
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  Basem M. ElHalawany · Benha University

  I Just found your paper (YALMIP : A toolbox for modeling and
  optimization in MATLAB). 
  I will read it to help me understand YALMIP .

   Dec 12, 2013
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  Johan Löfberg · Linköping University

  So I guess you figured out where my bias is :-). Note, the paper is very old, the syntax is partly obsolete and the language is much more general know. Much better to check out the YALMIP wiki

   Dec 12, 2013
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  Johan Löfberg · Linköping University

  FYI, YALMIP has a rather general robust optimization module.

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  Basem M. ElHalawany · Benha University

  One of the strong point of CVX is the cvx forum that answer questions and tries tp solve errors appearing to the users.
  Is there are an similar forum or support for YALMIP?

   Dec 13, 2013
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  Johan Löfberg · Linköping University

  Https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/yalmip