Data Crunching: Solve Everyday Problems Using Java, Python and More - Softcover

Wilson, Greg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0974514071 ISBN 13: 9780974514079

Publisher: O′Reilly, 2005

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

Greg Wilson holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Edinburgh, and has worked on high-performance scientific computing, data visualization, and computer security. He is the author of Practical Parallel Programming (MIT Press, 1995), and is a contributing editor at Doctor Dobb's Journal, and an adjunct professor in Computer Science at the University of Toronto.

Edition details

• Publisher: O′Reilly
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0974514071
• ISBN 13: 9780974514079
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176