Re: [R] On the Design of the R Language

2012-04-26 Thread Ramon Diaz-Uriarte
On Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:57:31 +0200,peter dalgaard wrote: > On Apr 25, 2012, at 20:19 , Marc Schwartz wrote: > > I have not read it yet, but the acknowledgements at the end of the paper > > note that: > > > > 1. It was supported by an NSF grant. > > > > 2. At least two members of R Core are

Re: [R] On the Design of the R Language

2012-04-25 Thread Steve Lianoglou
Hi, On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 4:06 PM, Bert Gunter wrote: > Thanks Michael: > Interesting! > > Is it legitimate to comment on this in this list? It would only be my > opinions, not real R-Help stuff. FWIW, I'd be interested in hearing opinions about it from R-folk ... > Where would be a better pl

Re: [R] On the Design of the R Language

2012-04-25 Thread Bert Gunter
Thanks Michael: Interesting! Is it legitimate to comment on this in this list? It would only be my opinions, not real R-Help stuff. Where would be a better place to post such UN-expert opinion? -- Bert On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 10:48 AM, R. Michael Weylandt wrote: > http://www.cs.purdue.edu/hom

Re: [R] On the Design of the R Language

2012-04-25 Thread peter dalgaard
On Apr 25, 2012, at 20:19 , Marc Schwartz wrote: > I have not read it yet, but the acknowledgements at the end of the paper note > that: > > 1. It was supported by an NSF grant. > > 2. At least two members of R Core are recognized amongst the list of names. Also, most of the overall content i

Re: [R] On the Design of the R Language

2012-04-25 Thread Marc Schwartz
I have not read it yet, but the acknowledgements at the end of the paper note that: 1. It was supported by an NSF grant. 2. At least two members of R Core are recognized amongst the list of names. Regards, Marc Schwartz On Apr 25, 2012, at 1:07 PM, Thomas Adams wrote: > Hmmm∑ an 'objective'

Re: [R] On the Design of the R Language

2012-04-25 Thread Thomas Adams
Hmmm… an 'objective' assessment? Maybe. But it looks to me that some commercial enterprise paid for this study as a means to argue against the use of R in favor of a commercial package… On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 1:48 PM, R. Michael Weylandt < michael.weyla...@gmail.com> wrote: > http://www.cs.purd

[R] On the Design of the R Language

2012-04-25 Thread R. Michael Weylandt
http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/jv/pubs/ecoop12.pdf A new paper out on R the language -- I'm not all the way through it but it's been an interesting read so far. Thought it might be of interest to the list. Michael Weylandt [[alternative HTML version deleted]] __