Summary
You were introduced to two additional programming languages included in BASE SAS, the DS2 language and the FedSQL language.
You learned how DS2 is similar and different from the data step and learned that the DS2 language is an oop language. In addition, you were given an overview of DS2 methods and packages.
We covered variable scope as it pertains to an oop language such as DS2. You learned how to use the DS2 procedure and executed several hands-on exercises to learn some of the basics of writing DS2 programs.
Furthermore, you learned through example how to use the FEDSQL procedure to execute FedSQL programs from SAS Studio as well as FedSQL with DS2.
In the next chapter, you will be exposed to the different types of architectures that are part of the SAS platform and will find out how the platform is engineered to enable users to perform big data analytics with SAS.
