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q and kdb+ would be the better choice in my opinion. I feel as if there is better documentation, books, and resources for q than J/k

• 7thaccount 7y ago
  q and k are both part of the kdb+ database software suite. K is the language and q is a DSL wrapper over k with SQL primitives. J is an entirely different language and I think the doc is actually pretty decent. There are free books and tutorials and books you can buy on Amazon.
  • ithkuil 7y ago
    I know I can escape into the k interpreter with a \ (backslash) I don't know how to find the documentation for the k version that is shipped with kdb+ (free non commercial download). I only find broken links (it seems they removed the k documentation from kx.com website?)
    • clarry 7y ago
      It seems to be deliberately undocumented. This might help a bit: https://code.kx.com/q/basics/exposed-infrastructure/ https://code.kx.com/q/basics/exposed-infrastructure/ http://kparc.com/k.txt http://kparc.com/k.txt (Look up Q docs for monadic K operators by their english name)
    • 7thaccount 7y ago
      There is no built-in help with that interpreter? I know Shakti K has built-in help.
      • ithkuil 7y ago
        I downloaded Shakti too but found no instructions. How can I access the built-in help?
        • ithkuil 7y ago
          I found \h by trial and error