PickVidsMaking R run Fast - Jan Vitek
Why it was recommended
Another talk on the difficulty of optimising R is this fantastic one by Jan Vitek
Recommendationsimonbyrne · Original
What it covers
Jan Vitek of Northeastern University gives a meetup talk on the challenges of making the R language run fast. He explains what in R's semantics makes it hard to optimize. It is for someone who wants the derivation, proof, or implementation detail.
Video details
- Channel
- John O'Neill
- Length
- 1 hr 21 min
- Year
- 2016
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