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Chapter 4: UNIX

Chapter 4: UNIX

pp. 99-124

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, University of Washington
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Summary

While there are many powerful programming languages that one could use for solving data science problems, people forget that one of the most powerful and simplest tools to use is right under their noses. And that is UNIX. The name may generate images of old-time hackers hacking away on monochrome terminals. Or, it may hearken the idea of UNIX as a mainframe system, taking up lots of space in some warehouse. But, while UNIX is indeed one of the oldest computing platforms, it is quite sophisticated and supremely capable of handling almost any kind of computational and data problem. In fact, in many respects, UNIX is leaps and bounds ahead of other operating systems; it can do things of which others can only dream!

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