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Making R Code Efficient
February 7, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Instructor: Professor Duncan Temple Lang
Date: February 07, 2020
Time: 9am-12pm
Location: DataLab classroom (Shields 360)
Description:
In this hands on, informal workshop, we’ll discuss case studies in making R code faster and more memory efficient. Learners will gain an overview of the challenges and strategies for improving their code including topics such as:
* profiling your code
* vectorizing functions
* counting calls
* choosing the appropriate data structures
* meta-programming
Prerequisites:
Bring your laptop with the R software installed and running. While this workshop is designed for proficient R users, everyone is welcome to come and learn.