I urge you to try it. John John David Sorkin M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Medicine Chief, Biostatistics and Informatics University of Maryland School of Medicine Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine Baltimore VA Medical Center 10 North Greene Street GRECC (BT/18/GR) Baltimore, MD 21201-1524 (Phone) 410-605-7119 (Fax) 410-605-7913 (Please call phone number above prior to faxing)>>> Bert Gunter <gunter.berton at gene.com> 1/10/2015 9:46 PM >>>That is what websites are for. Go to rstudio.com and make your own judgment . I have found that they provide much useful functionality above and beyond R's bare bones GUI. Bert On Saturday, January 10, 2015, Boris Steipe <boris.steipe at utoronto.ca> wrote:> Could someone kindly enlighten me whether there are currently advantages > to use R Studio vs. the normal R GUI? On the Mac I can't seem to find > anything compelling, on Windows (which I don't use myself) I noticed last > year that there seems to be no syntax highlighting available for the R GUI > but R Studio had it. > > Surely there must be some value proposition in that project, what am I > missing? > > Thanks, > Boris > ______________________________________________ > R-help at r-project.org <javascript:;> mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and > more, see > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >-- Bert Gunter Genentech Nonclinical Biostatistics (650) 467-7374 "Data is not information. Information is not knowledge. And knowledge is certainly not wisdom." Clifford Stoll [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-help at r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. Confidentiality Statement: This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message.
I have four years in the R trenches, and code in R on the Ubuntu
command line and the Windows R GUI.
Here is an RStudio comparative overview:
In the absence of Rstudio, to construct and debug a script I need:
1) A programmer's editor (such as VIM (bad) or Bluefish (better)), in
which I enter the script
2) The R GUI / command/console window to run the script
To test / debug the script: use the source() function to load and execute.
To pause the script: insert browser(); statements at desired stopping points
(thus adding needles complexity to the code)
To view variable contents: use the message() and sprintf() functions to
print text
Viewing R help files using the ?() command opens another popup window or
windows with the help files.
These must be manually closed when not needed.
When using RStudio, I need:
*Only* the RStudio app running - its GUI includes:
- A very good color-coded programmer's editor,
- The R console, and (when activated), an excellent debug
information window.,
- The Debug information window, which displays execution information
(e.g., variable values),
once the debugger is activated (see below)
- The R documentation window, to display help files.
To step through / debug the R script: Use RStudio's integrated
debugger, which takes approximately 5 minutes to learn.
for more info:
https://support.rstudio.com/hc/en-us/articles/200713843-Debugging-with-RStudio?version=0.98.1091&mode=desktop
OR within RStudio, select Debug/Debugging Help
The quality and usability of RStudio has markedly improved since the
early versions: Most beginner-level R programmers can become comfortable
using RStudio in 45 minutes. They will recoup their time investment
within the first three hours of R development.
Hope this helps,
Rick Reeves
Foxgrove Solutions, Ltd
On 1/10/2015 6:47 PM, John Sorkin wrote:> I urge you to try it.
> John
>
>
> John David Sorkin M.D., Ph.D.
> Professor of Medicine
> Chief, Biostatistics and Informatics
> University of Maryland School of Medicine Division of Gerontology and
Geriatric Medicine
> Baltimore VA Medical Center
> 10 North Greene Street
> GRECC (BT/18/GR)
> Baltimore, MD 21201-1524
> (Phone) 410-605-7119
> (Fax) 410-605-7913 (Please call phone number above prior to faxing)
>
>
>>>> Bert Gunter <gunter.berton at gene.com> 1/10/2015 9:46 PM
>>>
> That is what websites are for. Go to rstudio.com and make your own judgment
> . I have found that they provide much useful functionality above and beyond
> R's bare bones GUI.
>
> Bert
>
> On Saturday, January 10, 2015, Boris Steipe <boris.steipe at
utoronto.ca>
> wrote:
>
>> Could someone kindly enlighten me whether there are currently
advantages
>> to use R Studio vs. the normal R GUI? On the Mac I can't seem to
find
>> anything compelling, on Windows (which I don't use myself) I
noticed last
>> year that there seems to be no syntax highlighting available for the R
GUI
>> but R Studio had it.
>>
>> Surely there must be some value proposition in that project, what am I
>> missing?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Boris
>> ______________________________________________
>> R-help at r-project.org <javascript:;> mailing list -- To
UNSUBSCRIBE and
>> more, see
>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
>> PLEASE do read the posting guide
>> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
>> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
>>
>
I concur. Pls try it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | http://billyam.com || http://use-r.com || http://shinyserver.com (BETA) SAS Certified Base Programmer for SAS 9 Oracle SQL Expert(11g) On Sun, Jan 11, 2015 at 10:47 AM, John Sorkin <JSorkin at grecc.umaryland.edu> wrote:> I urge you to try it. > John > > > John David Sorkin M.D., Ph.D. > Professor of Medicine > Chief, Biostatistics and Informatics > University of Maryland School of Medicine Division of Gerontology and > Geriatric Medicine > Baltimore VA Medical Center > 10 North Greene Street > GRECC (BT/18/GR) > Baltimore, MD 21201-1524 > (Phone) 410-605-7119 > (Fax) 410-605-7913 (Please call phone number above prior to faxing) > > > >>> Bert Gunter <gunter.berton at gene.com> 1/10/2015 9:46 PM >>> > That is what websites are for. Go to rstudio.com and make your own > judgment > . I have found that they provide much useful functionality above and beyond > R's bare bones GUI. > > Bert > > On Saturday, January 10, 2015, Boris Steipe <boris.steipe at utoronto.ca> > wrote: > > > Could someone kindly enlighten me whether there are currently advantages > > to use R Studio vs. the normal R GUI? On the Mac I can't seem to find > > anything compelling, on Windows (which I don't use myself) I noticed last > > year that there seems to be no syntax highlighting available for the R > GUI > > but R Studio had it. > > > > Surely there must be some value proposition in that project, what am I > > missing? > > > > Thanks, > > Boris > > ______________________________________________ > > R-help at r-project.org <javascript:;> mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and > > more, see > > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > > PLEASE do read the posting guide > > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > > > > -- > > Bert Gunter > Genentech Nonclinical Biostatistics > (650) 467-7374 > > "Data is not information. Information is not knowledge. And knowledge is > certainly not wisdom." > Clifford Stoll > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help at r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > Confidentiality Statement: > This email message, including any attachments, is for ...{{dropped:16}}
There are other R-friendly editors too. Tinn-R and Notepad++ come to mind. On 1/10/2015 11:04 PM, billy am wrote:> I concur. > Pls try it. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > | > > > http://billyam.com || http://use-r.com || http://shinyserver.com (BETA) > > SAS Certified Base Programmer for SAS 9 > Oracle SQL Expert(11g) > > > > > On Sun, Jan 11, 2015 at 10:47 AM, John Sorkin <JSorkin at grecc.umaryland.edu> > wrote: > >> I urge you to try it. >> John >> >> >> John David Sorkin M.D., Ph.D. >> Professor of Medicine >> Chief, Biostatistics and Informatics >> University of Maryland School of Medicine Division of Gerontology and >> Geriatric Medicine >> Baltimore VA Medical Center >> 10 North Greene Street >> GRECC (BT/18/GR) >> Baltimore, MD 21201-1524 >> (Phone) 410-605-7119 >> (Fax) 410-605-7913 (Please call phone number above prior to faxing) >> >> >>>>> Bert Gunter <gunter.berton at gene.com> 1/10/2015 9:46 PM >>> >> That is what websites are for. Go to rstudio.com and make your own >> judgment >> . I have found that they provide much useful functionality above and beyond >> R's bare bones GUI. >> >> Bert >> >> On Saturday, January 10, 2015, Boris Steipe <boris.steipe at utoronto.ca> >> wrote: >> >>> Could someone kindly enlighten me whether there are currently advantages >>> to use R Studio vs. the normal R GUI? On the Mac I can't seem to find >>> anything compelling, on Windows (which I don't use myself) I noticed last >>> year that there seems to be no syntax highlighting available for the R >> GUI >>> but R Studio had it. >>> >>> Surely there must be some value proposition in that project, what am I >>> missing? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Boris >>> ______________________________________________ >>> R-help at r-project.org <javascript:;> mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and >>> more, see >>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >>> PLEASE do read the posting guide >>> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >>> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >>> >> >> -- >> >> Bert Gunter >> Genentech Nonclinical Biostatistics >> (650) 467-7374 >> >> "Data is not information. Information is not knowledge. And knowledge is >> certainly not wisdom." >> Clifford Stoll >> >> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >> >> ______________________________________________ >> R-help at r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >> PLEASE do read the posting guide >> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >> >> Confidentiality Statement: >> This email message, including any attachments, is for ...{{dropped:16}} > ______________________________________________ > R-help at r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.-- David K Stevens, P.E., Ph.D. Professor and Head, Environmental Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Utah Water Research Laboratory 8200 Old Main Hill Logan, UT 84322-8200 435 797 3229 - voice 435 797 1363 - fax david.stevens at usu.edu