I've been working with large datasets, and I'm looking for tips and techniques to optimize performance. Specifically, I'm interested in strategies for improving processing speed and efficiency.
Any insights or best practices from your experiences would be greatly appreciated.
How large is "large"? How many rows? How many columns?
Different types of processing may require different optimization strategies. What processing are you doing?
Some things are always a good idea. For example:
I'm sure there are other good ideas to improve the speed at which your program executes.
And do your best to learn and follow these rules: https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Communities-Library/Maxims-of-Maximally-Efficient-SAS-Programmers...
Other tips:
Unfortunately, the acronym SPDE means nothing to me.
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