Introduction to Flux and Functional Data Scripting
Session date: May 17, 2022 08:00am (Pacific Time)
Flux is a functional data scripting language designed to accommodate a wide array of data processing and analytical operations. We will explain the origins of Flux, walk through key Flux concepts and outline basic Flux syntax.
Objectives:
- Understand the history of and motivations behind Flux
- Become familiar with foundational Flux concepts
- Become familiar with basic Flux syntax
Scott Anderson
Senior Technical Writer, Tech Lead, InfluxData
Scott Anderson is a Technical Writer for InfluxData who thrives on distilling complex information into simple, easy-to-understand concepts. He oversees the documentation of the Flux language and loves the challenge of showing how Flux can work for your use case. Scott s formal education is in graphic design, but he is a self-taught coder and applies skills and principles learned in both worlds to many different disciplines including programming and software development, information design, marketing, branding and even package design.
