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If you don't mind me asking, how does someone start with Q/Kdb+?

Can you learn it with just the free version or realistically does it require working with it in a professional setting and learning from others who already use it.

Are there any sources you recommend for a someone just starting out?

Thanks.



You can get a kdb/q cookbook here:

http://code.kx.com/wiki/Cookbook

This includes a tutorial with a smartmeter concept which has several queries of increasing complexity:

http://code.kx.com/wsvn/code/cookbook_code/tutorial/

Step through this, look at the function definitions, cross-ref with the kdb reference page. Also read Q for mortals on their site:

http://code.kx.com/wiki/Tutorials

Yes it's not as accessible as other langs with loads of books, but on the plus side it's coherent, unlike c++.




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