Chapter 8. Why SAS Programmers Love SAS

I hope the reader is well on their way to considering themselves a SAS programmer, and as such already understands why SAS programmers love SAS. In this final chapter, the reader will learn:

  • Reasons why SAS programmers love SAS
  • Benefits from the development of an Analytics Center of Excellence (ACE)
  • The roles for those who make up an ACE and the skills associated with each role
  • How SAS participates in and promotes Data4Good

Why SAS programmers love SAS

SAS programmers love for many reasons, which sometimes are hard to quantify. For example, a colleague of mine, Lisa Dodson, explains one reason this way.  "Many SAS users will talk about how much they like SAS because it makes it easy for them to work with any data. ...

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