Thanks, I really appreciate all your suggestions. I’ll work on them. Le sam. 14 févr. 2026 à 21:30, SAAD LAMJADLI <[email protected]> a écrit :
> R helped me with more than just data analysis in my line of work, which > deals with healthcare data. It influenced my perspective. Healthcare data > frequently felt like noise, too many variables, and too much uncertainty > prior to R. But after I began working with data in R, something suddenly > made sense to me. It seems like something I can do myself, or at least > that's the intention. There is still a long way to go. > > Data becomes a puzzle instead of a chaotic mess. That mindset—perceiving > everything as a manipulable puzzle. AI is unable to do so since it does not > have the same worldview as humans. Beyond the information it observes, it > lacks intuition, lived experience, and context. > > AI is fascinating too. It can help debug. It can make tedious tasks > easier. It can suggest ideas. It can accelerate certain workflows. AI can > assist. > > But writing code builds you, that internal clarity is priceless. > > Le sam. 14 févr. 2026 à 20:41, Arun Kumar Saha <[email protected]> > a écrit : > >> 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. >> > [[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.
