High-Performance SAS Coding - Softcover

Graffeuille, Christian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1512397490 ISBN 13: 9781512397499

Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

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Our mission: write better SAS programs

So you know how to program with SAS, and you are wondering how to progress to the next level? There is very little that SAS can’t do, but not all approaches are equal. This book explains, demonstrates and benchmarks the various SAS settings influencing performance, and provides practical tips. Together, we’ll cover topics as diverse as:
- Why is SPDE's binary compression recommended?
- How to change the size of SAS/CONNECT's data buffers?
- What exactly does proc sort do and how can one influence its behaviour?
- How do SAS's various memory settings relate to each other?
- Why is it bad to use a where clause that includes the in operator and a range?
- What are the different ways to load data into memory before processing and how do they differ?
and countless others.

If you are ready to embark on a journey where we will:
- Explore the technology behind common SAS functionalities,
- Learn the various ways SAS can be tweaked, - Push the buttons and pull the levers that affect how it runs,
- Measure the effects the different chosen settings have on actual benchmark programs and see what improves performance then come with me as we navigate the river of Knowledge towards the lake of Performance!

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Our mission: write better SAS programs

So you know how to program with SAS, and you are wondering how to progress to the next level? There is very little that SAS can’t do, but not all approaches are equal. This book explains, demonstrates and benchmarks the various SAS settings influencing performance, and provides practical tips. Together, we’ll cover topics as diverse as:
- Why is SPDE's binary compression recommended?
- How to change the size of SAS/CONNECT's data buffers?
- What exactly does proc sort do and how can one influence its behaviour?
- How do SAS's various memory settings relate to each other?
- Why is it bad to use a where clause that includes the in operator and a range?
- What are the different ways to load data into memory before processing and how do they differ?
and countless others.

If you are ready to embark on a journey where we will:
- Explore the technology behind common SAS functionalities,
- Learn the various ways SAS can be tweaked, - Push the buttons and pull the levers that affect how it runs,
- Measure the effects the different chosen settings have on actual benchmark programs and see what improves performance then come with me as we navigate the river of Knowledge towards the lake of Performance!

Biografía del autor

Christian Graffeuille has been using SAS since version 6.03 for PC-DOS was available. That's a while ago, and he has learnt a thing or two about how SAS works.
He is a Mechanical Engineer by training and is always interested by what's happening under the hood.
The combination of his curiosity for technology and experience with SAS has created a reasonably-sized database of knowledge that he is keen to share before senility inevitably erases it, one day!

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1512397490
• ISBN 13: 9781512397499
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 158
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar