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by flashyfaffe2 2242 days ago
Did you learn R for your own fun or just to upgrade your skill set and get a job?
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bitcharmer 2242 days ago
In my case it was Q vs R. For what I was trying to achieve and with my level of statistics background R was an obvious choice. The language/runtime AND RStudio are entirely free. Give it a try!
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ryndbfsrw 2242 days ago
kdb+ is the only tool I've come across that solidly managed to outperform data.table for data processing. I have huge respect for good Q programmers
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bitcharmer 2242 days ago
Likewise. A good kdb dev is a very rare and intelligent beast, hats off. I'm just too stupid to be able to comprehend much of Kx's ideas and so R was just much more appealing to me.
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anonu 2242 days ago
In my experience even bad Q programmers can outperform. The language and underlying engine is pretty efficient...
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mirekrusin 2242 days ago
...better set of options: 1. for fun 2. get a job or job done 3. all of above
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