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Data Crunching
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.
CONTENTS:
Introduction
Text
Regular expressions
XML
Binary data
Relational databases
Horseshoe nails
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