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Linux based programs
9 messages · malcolm croucher, Ajay Shah, R P Herrold +4 more
On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 10:44:33AM +0200, malcolm croucher wrote:
Hi , I wondering if anyone could recommened some linux based programmes for finance ? i.e programmes that you can develop code for in c++ ? which allow real time data feeds connection to databases ?
One possibility that you should consider is R.
Ajay Shah http://www.mayin.org/ajayshah ajayshah at mayin.org http://ajayshahblog.blogspot.com <*(:-? - wizard who doesn't know the answer.
On Sun, 26 Oct 2008, malcolm croucher wrote:
I wondering if anyone could recommened some linux based programmes for finance ? i.e programmes that you can develop code for in c++ ? which allow real time data feeds connection to databases ?
http://www.trading-shim.org/ and in the FAQ, the 'Other Voices' page collects many more, suitable for Free and Open Source operating systems. -- Russ herrold
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Lots of things are more convenient under linux. Compiling packages, using C code, exporting and using LaTeX files, concurrent versioning systems, and using utilities like grep and wc from within R are all way easier under linux. Not to mention it's more natural to do things in batch mode under linux than it is under windows. Linux is supposedly the main development platform for R, and that makes sense, since it's a much better development platform in general. As for the language itself, it should be the same. Grant
On Oct 26 at 10:10PM, Yuguang Zhou wrote:
Dear all, I was also wondering is there any advantage using R on Linux vs. Windows? One friend told me that I might pick up the use of R on Linux, since some financial firms are using R in that platform. But what I want to know is, in terms of learning language, what is the difference b/t doing in tow platforms? Thanks very much! Best, Yuguang
Under Windows you can download prebuilt binaries from CRAN so you don't have to build them like on Linux and therefore you will never run into the frustration that a package does not build on your system. Also there is a menuing system included with R on Windows but not Linux, e.g. to install a package just Packages | Install and choose the mirror you want and the package you want from the popups. The latest Rtools package (all the tools you need to develop R packages) for Windows and MiKTeX (also needed for package development) are easy to install so its no longer the case that package development is easier on Linux. R on Linux can access more memory than on Windows which could be an advantage if you need very large memory space. If you are using certain software with R then such software might only be available on Windows or Linux in which case that would be key. R can communicate with Microsoft COM objects on Windows and has bidirectional pipes on Linux but not on Windows. There are a few packages that only work on Windows and a few that only work on Linux. My sense is that the R community is split 50/50 between Windows and Linux/Mac so both platforms are well supported. Some versions of Linux might be better supported than others.
On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 10:10 PM, Yuguang Zhou <shiningsimon at gmail.com> wrote:
Dear all, I was also wondering is there any advantage using R on Linux vs. Windows? One friend told me that I might pick up the use of R on Linux, since some financial firms are using R in that platform. But what I want to know is, in terms of learning language, what is the difference b/t doing in tow platforms? Thanks very much! Best, Yuguang On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 10:24 AM, R P Herrold <herrold at owlriver.com> wrote:
On Sun, 26 Oct 2008, malcolm croucher wrote: I wondering if anyone could recommened some linux based programmes for
finance ? i.e programmes that you can develop code for in c++ ? which allow real time data feeds connection to databases ?
http://www.trading-shim.org/ and in the FAQ, the 'Other Voices' page collects many more, suitable for Free and Open Source operating systems. -- Russ herrold
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There have been other answers, this one is meant to complement them. R is remarkably similar under all platforms. In particular I routinely move files of R objects created with 'save' between platforms. Patrick Burns patrick at burns-stat.com +44 (0)20 8525 0696 http://www.burns-stat.com (home of S Poetry and "A Guide for the Unwilling S User")
Yuguang Zhou wrote:
Dear all, I was also wondering is there any advantage using R on Linux vs. Windows? One friend told me that I might pick up the use of R on Linux, since some financial firms are using R in that platform. But what I want to know is, in terms of learning language, what is the difference b/t doing in tow platforms? Thanks very much! Best, Yuguang On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 10:24 AM, R P Herrold <herrold at owlriver.com> wrote:
On Sun, 26 Oct 2008, malcolm croucher wrote:
I wondering if anyone could recommened some linux based programmes for
finance ? i.e programmes that you can develop code for in c++ ? which allow
real time data feeds connection to databases ?
http://www.trading-shim.org/ and in the FAQ, the 'Other Voices' page collects many more, suitable for Free and Open Source operating systems. -- Russ herrold
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R runs fine under Vista.
On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 3:38 PM, Yuguang Zhou <shiningsimon at gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Grant, Gabor and Patrick, Thanks so much for your comments. I am actually not a developer but a student in quantitative finance. I am entering the R world to get one more tool to communicate with more people. Also, it might help me to replicate those procedures in some interesting academic paper using R language. So I guess I will start learning R from a windows version, and further switch to the Linux version if necessary. One more question, is it ok to install R in Vista Professional, which has been pre-installed on my laptop? Is there is any compatibility issue or annoying bugs? Again, thank you. Best, Yuguang On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 4:31 AM, Patrick Burns <patrick at burns-stat.com>wrote:
There have been other answers, this one is meant to complement them. R is remarkably similar under all platforms. In particular I routinely move files of R objects created with 'save' between platforms. Patrick Burns patrick at burns-stat.com +44 (0)20 8525 0696 http://www.burns-stat.com (home of S Poetry and "A Guide for the Unwilling S User") Yuguang Zhou wrote:
Dear all, I was also wondering is there any advantage using R on Linux vs. Windows? One friend told me that I might pick up the use of R on Linux, since some financial firms are using R in that platform. But what I want to know is, in terms of learning language, what is the difference b/t doing in tow platforms? Thanks very much! Best, Yuguang On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 10:24 AM, R P Herrold <herrold at owlriver.com> wrote:
On Sun, 26 Oct 2008, malcolm croucher wrote: I wondering if anyone could recommened some linux based programmes for
finance ? i.e programmes that you can develop code for in c++ ? which allow real time data feeds connection to databases ?
http://www.trading-shim.org/ and in the FAQ, the 'Other Voices' page collects many more, suitable for Free and Open Source operating systems. -- Russ herrold
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