Is SAS a programming language?
SAS has a programming language, but IS that all it is? Nope, but it still ranks high as a most marketable programming skill.
Tag: SAS programming
Lengths and formats in SAS: the long and short of it
What's the difference between LENGTH and FORMAT in a SAS data set? This article shares the answer, with examples.
Visualized: US Currency in circulation, past and present
This phenomenon has been in the news recently, so I've updated this article that I originally published in 2017. The paper currency in circulation in the US is mostly $100 bills. And not just by a little bit -- these account for 34% of the notes by denomination and nearly
SAS knows it's a leap year. Do you?
How to calculate a leap year in SAS - the easy way!
5 reasons to use VS Code for your SAS code projects
The SAS extension for VS Code supports SAS syntax and programming, and can connect to almost all SAS environments.
How to split a large file into smaller chunks using SAS
Use SAS DATA step to split a large binary file into smaller pieces, which can help with file upload operations,
Programming the Wordle game in SAS
One approach to creating the Wordle game in the SAS programming language. Ready to play?
Visualizing our Netflix Trip through "The Office"
Over 57 billion minutes of The Office was streamed in 2020. My family bears some responsibility. Here's our activity visualized -- using SAS.
How to organize your SAS projects in Git
As you begin managing your SAS code and projects in Git, here are a few guidelines for how to organize your work and collaborate with others.
Using SAS to convert IP addresses into numerical IP values
As citizens of the Internet, we are all familiar with IP addresses -- probably more so than our Internet founding fathers had ever intended. These addresses are typically represented in a 4-piece segmented list of numbers separated by dots. Here is an example: "149.173.5.120". Each segment is called an octet