Home Forums SQL Server 2017 SQL Server 2017 - Development Is learning Python/R an advantage for SQL Server Developers? Need an expert advice. RE: Is learning Python/R an advantage for SQL Server Developers? Need an expert advice.

  • January 25, 2018 at 7:22 am

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    jonathan.crawford - Thursday, January 25, 2018 6:56 AM

    Because I don't have to know T-SQL inside out and upside down in order to use R for something that SQL won't even do.

    And for some things that T-SQL can do, R is easier to work with.
    For example, I could calculate quantiles and other measures of distributions of data in T-SQL, but if given a choice I'll use R for that.

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