Reviews

On Nov 28 Matthew Halverson wrote: Jeroen Janssens shows how to do data analysis at the command line
Jeroen Janssens provides an alternative to using a traditional data science environment by showing how to do the normal procedures in the command line. This is a very different approach to the traditional ways of doing things. Full Review  >

Rating: 3.0

On Oct 29 John Pearson wrote: Excellent introduction to command line for data
I don’t have a neck beard. My .vimrc file doesn’t break 20 lines. I know only a handful of options to ls, find, and grep, and so the number of people whose bash fu is better than mine is several orders of magnitude too large for my opinion on matters of the command line to carry any weight. Full Review  >

Rating: 5.0

On Oct 14 Brian Long wrote: Intriguing, but not the final word
Janssens’ book is worth a read, and I will be exploring the possibilities of command line data analysis in greater detail after reading this book. On the other hand, Janssens book is something of a missed opportunity: it is not the final statement on the subject, and is a bit skimpy as an introductory resource. Full Review  >

Rating: 3.0