I have found that many numerical algorithms run much more quickly when implemented in C/C++ than when implemented as an R function, and this is not surprising, of course, because R is an interpreted language. In particular, recursive R functions seem to run very slowly.
Are there any general guidelines about what can be effectively implemented as an R function vs what is best implemented in C/C++, with R used as a front-end? Thanks, ds ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
