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On Building a fast R environment

October 13, 2016 Written by wcardoen
On Building a fast R environment

In this article we will describe how to build an R distribution from source using the Intel Compiler Suite. Why? The execution of R code can be significantly sped up when it is built with a decent compiler and relies on fast mathematical libraries (mainly linear algebra). Requirements The installation (vide infra) was performed on […]

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A short note on the Python Virtual En...

August 4, 2016 Written by wcardoen

In this post we will discuss the concept of a Virtual Environment in Python. We will discuss the following topics: What is a Virtual Environment (VE) Setting up a VE Activation of a VE Installation of packages within the VE Deactivation of a VE Removal of a VE What is a virtual environment? A Python […]

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