In the era of tools like ChatGPT, is it still worthwhile to invest significant effort in writing R programs from scratch?
On Sat, 14 Feb 2026 at 04:16, Ian Farm <[email protected]> wrote: > > Advanced R by Hadley Wickham has a helpful section on functional > programming in R: > > https://adv-r.hadley.nz/fp.html > > Best of luck, > Ian > ____ > Ian Farm > Laboratory Manager, University of Maine Agroecology Lab > > On Thu, Feb 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM SAAD LAMJADLI <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear R Users, > > > > I am looking for a roadmap to learn advanced functional programming in R. > > > > I have already read *Functional Programming* by Thomas Mailund, and I have > > been studying base R functions to understand how they are written and to > > learn from their design. I have analyzed and rewritten dozens of base R > > functions, and this process has been very instructive. However, I still > > find it difficult to write more complex and robust functions on my own. > > > > I would be very grateful for any advice you might have — whether in the > > form of recommended books, learning strategies, advanced resources, or > > suggestions for progressing toward more advanced functional programming > > skills in R. Additionally, I was wondering if there are any official > > workshops, teaching sessions, or training initiatives focused on advanced > > functional programming within the R ecosystem. > > > > Kind regards. > > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > > > ______________________________________________ > > [email protected] mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > > PLEASE do read the posting guide > > https://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide https://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. ______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide https://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
