There was a time when my job was to write database-driven web applications. I worked with MySQL a lot. I understand that a data frame has the same type of content as a database, but they do not seem to be used to solve the same types of problems as something like MySQL. I thought data frames were used in more science-related contexts.
Cheers, Daniel. On 25 October 2014 17:27, John Myles White <[email protected]> wrote: > Have you ever used a database? A DataFrame is just a database that’s > stored in memory. > > — John > > On Oct 25, 2014, at 5:37 AM, Daniel Carrera <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > This is a fairly naive question. I have observed for the last two years > that many people really like data frames. R users obviously like them, and > the Python and Julia communities thought it was worth adding that feature > to their languages too. However, as an astronomer, I have not yet had a > problem that would be solved by data frames. I use Julia to analyze > hydrodynamic simulations. I can imagine that data frames could have a role > in photographic data where some pixels are missing. > > > > Are you a scientist or engineer currently using data frames to solve a > problem? I would love to hear about what you do with data frames and why > you find them useful. > > > > Cheers, > > Daniel. > > -- When an engineer says that something can't be done, it's a code phrase that means it's not fun to do.
