Re: How long does it take to learn SAS,and how good is the Learning Edition

Express_myself,

What comstitutes a reasonable amount, my reasonable amount is different
than say Ian's, Richard's, Howard's, or Ron's.... They may say I know a
reasonable amount or they may say I don't. Subjective words generally
lead to a bad answer.

So as for resources: SAS-L of course, SUGI and regioal SUG papers
always a good, books like the "little SAS primer" Book are good places,
and just plain old fashion sitting down and playing with SAS trying to
solve a problem (see first option in list for a slew of problems to
solve with solutions).

As for time line, who knows it would depend on how fast your friend
catchs on. It could be one month or twenty years.... I would say if
they have already programmed in another language I would think they
would faster at catching onto programming in Sas than someone who has
never programmed.

Toby Dunn

"It's OK to figure out murder mysteries, but you shouldn't need to
figure out code. You should be able to read it." -Steve C McConnell



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> Subject: How long does it take to learn SAS, and how good is
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> A friend of mine wants to learn SAS. For those of you who
> have learned it recently, how long did it take to know a
> reasonable amount, and what resources did you use?
>
> Did anyone learn via the Learning Edition?
>
> Please give me ideas on what has helped you learn SAS.
>
> I may be helping him to learn SAS, but it has been a long
> time since I first learned it.
>
> Thanks for any info you can give.
>
> EM
>

Hi,

Thanks everyone for the replies via post and email!

My friend is an engineer who does some statistics on the job. That is
how we got talking about it. He said he would like to learn SAS, get
certification, and get a different job. I am going to ask him more
details about that. I feel like I need to flush out exactly what he
wants and to see what is possible. What kind of job exactly does he
want, etc. And is it likely he can get a job after learning SAS, but
not having used SAS on any job.

Anyway... I have a copy of The Little SAS book, and some other basic
books. He asked about the Learning Edition. I see there is a book
"SAS Certification Prep Guide: Base Programming" which looks helpful...
EM

EM,

If you ask about a book for the SAS certification, Sunil Gupta writes a
book to help SAS users to prepare for the SAS Base Programming
certification exam. Take a look at the ProcHelp News on www.ProcHelp.com.

Wei





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Hi,

Thanks everyone for the replies via post and email!

My friend is an engineer who does some statistics on the job. That is
how we got talking about it. He said he would like to learn SAS, get
certification, and get a different job. I am going to ask him more
details about that. I feel like I need to flush out exactly what he
wants and to see what is possible. What kind of job exactly does he
want, etc. And is it likely he can get a job after learning SAS, but
not having used SAS on any job.

Anyway... I have a copy of The Little SAS book, and some other basic
books. He asked about the Learning Edition. I see there is a book
"SAS Certification Prep Guide: Base Programming" which looks helpful...
EM


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