R help - Mar 2009 - Programming objects in R

I am planning a project where an object-oriented approach would be 
appropriate, and for a number of reasons I would prefer using either 
Python or R.  My problem at the moment is to find out how to do OO 
programming in R.  Are there any introductory texts anywhere ?

Tom

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I think that 'Software for Data Analysis'
by John Chambers should certainly be
on the reading list.


Patrick Burns
patrick at burns-stat.com
+44 (0)20 8525 0696
http://www.burns-stat.com
(home of "The R Inferno" and "A Guide for the Unwilling S
User")

Tom Backer Johnsen wrote:
> I am planning a project where an object-oriented approach would be 
> appropriate, and for a number of reasons I would prefer using either 
> Python or R.  My problem at the moment is to find out how to do OO 
> programming in R.  Are there any introductory texts anywhere ?
>
> Tom
>

This is interesting.  The fact that there are so few texts on the 
subject probably means that very few are using OO programming methods in 
R.

I will probably look in the Python direction.  Pity.  I would have 
preferred R.

Tom

krzysztof.sakrejda at gmail.com wrote:
> I have been using Chambers for the same purpose but I think he focuses too
much on discussion and too little on technique.  The book is frustrating to use
and I often have to dig to find simple usage cases. .  Unfortunately there seems
to be no other book which contains the same info.  I've been hoping
O'Reilly puts out an R programming book but nothing yet.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Krzysztof
> 
> 
> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Backer Johnsen <backer at psych.uib.no>
> 
> Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:31:17 
> To: <r-help at r-project.org>
> Subject: [R] Programming objects in R
> 
> 
> I am planning a project where an object-oriented approach would be 
> appropriate, and for a number of reasons I would prefer using either 
> Python or R.  My problem at the moment is to find out how to do OO 
> programming in R.  Are there any introductory texts anywhere ?
> 
> Tom
> 

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