A Gentle Introduction to q and kdb+

This talk will provide a high level introduction to the q programming language and the kdb+ timeseries database. We’ll learn some q basics and will dive into how to create tables, query and stream real-time data populated from a live data feed from the Coinbase exchange.

About kdb+

kdb+ is a column-based relational time series database (TSDB) with in-memory (IMDB) abilities, developed and marketed by Kx Systems. The database is commonly used in high-frequency trading (HFT) to store, analyze, process, and retrieve large data sets at high speed.