Every day, all around the world, programmers have to recycle legacy data, translate from one vendor's proprietary format into another's, check that configuration files are internally consistent, and search through web logs to see how many people have downloaded the latest release of their product. This kind of "data crunching," may not be glamorous, but knowing how to do it efficiently is essential to being a good programmer. This book describes the most useful data crunching techniques, explains when you should use them, and shows how they will make your life easier. Along the way, it will introduce you to some handy, but under-used, features of Java, Python, and other languages. It will also show you how to test data crunching programs, and how data crunching fits into the larger software development picture.
- ISBN10 0974514071
- ISBN13 9780974514079
- Publish Date 10 May 2005
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 18 December 2013
- Publish Country US
- Imprint The Pragmatic Programmers
- Format Paperback
- Pages 193
- Language English