From 1874e0718334295123df8035bbab69a9defabb2f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Benjamin Rombaut Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2024 23:45:59 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] change file-based to on-disk --- book/introduction.qmd | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/book/introduction.qmd b/book/introduction.qmd index a878f6f..bca57cf 100644 --- a/book/introduction.qmd +++ b/book/introduction.qmd @@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ Furthermore, work is not done after the initial port -- in order for the researc Tools like rpy2 and reticulate allow for direct communication between languages within a single analysis session. This approach provides flexibility and avoids intermediate file I/O, but can introduce complexity in managing dependencies and environments. -## File-based Interoperability +## Disk-based Interoperability -Storing intermediate results in standardized, language-agnostic file formats (e.g., HDF5, Parquet) allows for sequential execution of scripts written in different languages. This approach is relatively simple but can lead to increased storage requirements and I/O overhead. +Storing intermediate results to disk in standardized, language-agnostic file formats (e.g., HDF5, Parquet) allows for sequential execution of scripts written in different languages. This approach is relatively simple but can lead to increased storage requirements and I/O overhead. ## Workflow Frameworks