.NET To The Power of R1: An Introduction to R Development Language - TJ Gokken - SSW TV - Learn from Professional Software Developers

R is a language for statistical programming that is widely used among data scientists.

Last year Microsoft purchased Revolution Analytics, a leading R company. As a result, Microsoft recently released Visual Studio Tools for R and announced that R is going to be included in the upcoming SQL Server 2016.

In this session, we will take a look at R from an introductory point of view and see how the power of R can be used by .NET developers. Some of the highlights are:

What is R and why does it matter?
A brief look into statistics and visual data presentation
R in a nutshell
“There is no R in Develop, but there is one in DevelopeR”. R Basics.
Power of R: some basic examples showcasing R
A brief look at R in SQL Server 2016
Building a dashboard with asp.net MVC and R (getting data from SQL Server as well as the internet)

About the speakers

Mr R

TJ Gokken is the CEO of Acquate, a company that helps organizations become Agile, Lean, Customer & Quality Centric through data analysis & software development..TJ’s work has included implementing software applications to automate systems and processes for numerous manufacturing companies in Europe as well as enterprises in the USA and Australia.

A regular speaker at national and international conferences and an avid systems thinker with a holistic approach to software development, statistical analysis and user and customer experience.

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