Five Easy Ways to Make Your SAS Code Run Faster
September 23, 2025: 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Foundational Coding Skills (FCS), Breakout Room #8

Authors Abstract
Mark Jordan Don't you hate waiting for results after submitting your SAS programs? I sure do! In this presentation, I'll compare the impact on processing speed of several techniques we choose from every day. We'll try it using both SAS datasets and database data so we can get a good idea of what produces the fastest result under most frequently encountered circumstances. My hope is that together we can agree on 5 "thumb rules" we can use to ensure our code runs fast and efficiently when we don't have the time for formal benchmarking.