maxims4sas

Maxims of Maximally Efficient SAS Programmers

Presenting 52 programming advises and best practices originally created and compiled by Kurt Bremser under communities.sas.com article: "Maxims of Maximally Efficient SAS Programmers" started and maintained since 2017-04-24.

Published as a SAS Global Forum 2019 article: Maxims of Maximally Efficient SAS Programmers

This package displays maxims that have deeply impressed us and that we wish to promoter them to future generations.

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Description:

The %sas_maxims() macro is provided. It presents 50+ practical and philosophical principles aimed at improving SAS programming habits. It can be used in training materials, documentation, or as motivational content.

The %sas_maxims() macro documentation

Examples:

Example 1. Print all maxims.

%sas_maxims()

Example 2. Print maxims 1 to 6 and maxims 42 and 52.

%sas_maxims(1:6, 42, 52)

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Notes on versions history

• 0.2.2(13August2025): Documentation polished.
• 0.2.0(07August2025): Possible to select Maxims. The visual beauty of the displayed text has also been greatly improved.
• 0.1.0(06August2025): Initial version.

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What is SAS Packages?

The package is built on top of SAS Packages Framework(SPF) developed by Bartosz Jablonski.

For more information about the framework, see SAS Packages Framework.

You can also find more SAS Packages (SASPacs) in the SAS Packages Archive(SASPAC).

How to use SAS Packages? (quick start)

1. Set-up SAS Packages Framework

First, create a directory for your packages and assign a packages fileref to it.

filename packages "\path\to\your\packages";

Secondly, enable the SAS Packages Framework. (If you don't have SAS Packages Framework installed, follow the instruction in SPF documentation to install SAS Packages Framework.)

%include packages(SPFinit.sas)

2. Install SAS package

Install SAS package you want to use with the SPF's %installPackage() macro.

• For packages located in SAS Packages Archive(SASPAC) run:

  %installPackage(packageName)

• For packages located in PharmaForest run:

  %installPackage(packageName, mirror=PharmaForest)

• For packages located at some network location run:

  %installPackage(packageName, sourcePath=https://some/internet/location/for/packages)

  (e.g. %installPackage(ABC, sourcePath=https://github.com/SomeRepo/ABC/raw/main/))

3. Load SAS package

Load SAS package you want to use with the SPF's %loadPackage() macro.

%loadPackage(packageName)

Enjoy!

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