Q Tips: Fast, Scalable and Maintainable Kdb+

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Chapter2 starts by demonstrating how to install and run the q binary, as well as configure and customize the q environment. It then gives an example of typing commands at the prompt and explains how to recover from errors caused by incorrect syntax. The chapter finishes with an overview of a few of q's unique syntax rules. Whether you are a data scientist looking to learn q, or a kdb+ developer looking to learn machine learning, there is something for everyone. Finally, AppendixA contains a listing of all the source code used in the book. Used together, the code can run the CEP engine, profile its performance, price derivatives, and generate histograms of the data we generate. 1.5.Who is This Book For? Q exhibits characteristics of a functional language because functions are first class citizens. They can be passed as arguments to and returned by functions, saved in variables or stored in data structures. Q also allows partial application or binding of function arguments to form new functions. It is not a pure functional language, however, because functions may have side effects.

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