There are two fledgling rJava-based R packages that enable working with the AWS SDK for Athena: awsathena | GL| GH awsathenajars | GL| GH They’re both needed to conform with the way CRAN like rJava-based packages submitted that also have large JAR dependencies. The goal is to eventually have wrappers for anything R folks need… Continue reading
Post Category → Java
Conquering Caffeinated Amazon Athena with the metis Trio of Packages
I must preface this post with the posit that if you’re doing anything interactive() with Amazon Athena you should seriously consider just using their free ODBC drivers as it’s the easiest way to wire them up to R DBI- and tidyverse-wise. I’ve said as much in previous posts. Drop a note in the comments if… Continue reading
DNSChanger Detector
The FBI made a tool to help you determine if you were a victim of the DNSChanger malware. If you’re like many casual Internet users, you have no idea how to get the information to plug into the input box. Unfortunately, the security model of most modern browsers makes it impossible to easily retrieve this… Continue reading