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The Enterprise Big Data Framework
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The Enterprise Big Data Framework

by Jan-Willem Middelburg
November 2023
Beginner to intermediate
496 pages
14h 25m
English
Kogan Page
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21

Software Engineering

21.1 Introduction to software engineering

Designing or building an algorithm requires a fundamental understanding of computer science and the way that computers execute code by processing instructions. Ultimately, processing a Big Data set is nothing more than a number of computer instructions executed by a software program. And this means that, as a data analyst or scientist, it is necessary to have knowledge and skills around software engineering. As an organization, it means that you require software engineering capabilities.

Algorithms that are poorly designed may cause significant risks from a performance (and therefore monetary) aspect but can also have a significant impact from a security perspective. As data is ...

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