R is a powerful data science language because, like Matlab, numpy, and Pandas, it exposes vectorized operations. That is, a user can perform operations on hundreds (or even billions) of cells by merely specifying the operation on the column or vector of values. Of course, sometimes it takes a while […]
We have just released two new free video lectures on vectors from a programmer’s point of view. I am experimenting with what ideas do programmers find interesting about vectors, what concepts do they consider safe starting points, and how to condense and present the material. Please check the lectures out. […]
One often hears that R can not be fast (false), or more correctly that for fast code in R you may have to consider “vectorizing.” A lot of knowledgable R users are not comfortable with the term “vectorize”, and not really familiar with the method. “Vectorize” is just a slightly […]