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I rewrite a lot of stuff that was originally written in SAS.

SAS seems to be good at pulling data from multiple places and coalescing it together and getting something quick and dirty to run. It also seems to be very tolerant of inconsistent or missing data. It's syntax seems kluge as hell to me.

My job has occasionally involved taking a SAS program and rewriting it (in another language) to make it fast, efficient, and workable in real time. I'm actually rather proud of some of the technology I've developed.