Last year I shared this popular tip for counting how many times a web link has been shared on Twitter or Facebook. I use this technique daily to report on the social media “popularity” of our blog articles at SAS. I wanted to add LinkedIn into the mix. Like Twitter […]
SAS Enterprise Guide: Are You a Member of Programmers Anonymous?
Hi. My name is Quentin. I’m a SAS programmer. And I’m starting to like SAS Enterprise Guide.
In the years since SAS introduced Enterprise Guide, there has been a lot of controversy and hard feelings in the SAS programming community. Many programmers see Enterprise Guide as a tool for newbie programmers, …
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When and Where Do You Learn?
In a previous post, I mentioned a favourite interview question of mine: Stored Process Server vs Workspace Server – What’s the difference? I thought I’d mention another. Outside of incidental information picked-up through your regular work, how do yo…
Death and taxes (a visual analysis)
It’s said that the only things you can’t avoid are Death and Taxes … Well, in this blog, I’m going to avoid the “Death” one (for now), and just show you some graphs on taxes in the U.S., since the deadline for paying 2012 taxes is quickly approachin…
A Great Start to the 2013 User Group Season
The last two weeks have ushered in the 2013 user group season through the two oldest groups in Canada. Last week, the SAS Halifax Region User Group (SHRUG) held their kick-off meeting on the east coast. I myself wasn’t there, so I can’t write too much …
Quick Tip for Using OLAP Cube Results in the Your Stored Process
Sometimes the data you want for your stored process is already neatly located and summarized – but it is in an OLAP cube. While you can probably recreate the data with some of your fancy coding, it does take time, testing and later creates maintenance issues. If the data you …
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