Every now and again when I get some spare time I troll through the SAS forum papers to see what gems I can find.
Robert Meekings posted a comment on my blog post about the Thotwave Administration paper I liked, highlighting it was very similar to a paper they did at SF 2008.
So that got me thinking how many other great papers are there hiding in the SAS Forum archive, that I (and others) have never seen?
So a question to anybody who cares to respond, post a comment linking to your favorite SAS Forum paper and a short description why it is your favorite. Lets see what gems are hiding out there.
(And a note to all the comment spammers out there, neither I or other SAS users are interested in little blue pills or other such things, and comments are not automatically posted, so don’t bother – can’t believe how many Spam comments people waste their time entering.)
(in fact here is a suggestion to the blog spammers out there (well a polite one anyway I cant post my other suggestions) go out and buy the how to use SAS Enterprise Guide book, read it, learn the tool and then work with customers who need help getting insight from their data, you will earn more and have a much more enjoyable life!)
My all time favourite is Paul M Dorfman’s paper 232-31: Crafting Your Own Index: Why, When, How. Not only are the techniques very powerful, but I also found the paper to be very well written.
It should be available here:
http://www2.sas.com/proceedings/sugi31/232-31.pdf
Robert
Paul Sherman’s paper 107-2007: Demeter in the Database looks at the application of OOP design principles to database models. Well-crafted and clear examples, and it fundamentally changed the way I think about databases and how I access them.
http://www2.sas.com/proceedings/forum2007/107-2007.pdf