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peterhui50
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5 years ago
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Which one is faster ? Function or a big data frame

In general, which one is a faster? My co worker says applying a function to various binary files is faster, while another prefers to stick with the combining the binary files into one BIG file and ap...
  • mahoneypat's avatar
    5 years ago

    I think it would depend on the transformations being performed, so you may just have to test it to know for sure.  In any case, a good practice is to do the minimal amount in the function/example file, get the data ready to append with the tables from the other files, append them, and then do further transformations.

     

    Regards,

    Pat