Importance of decluttering the R environment

R is a versatile and powerful programming language that enables the user to perform various types of statistical and data analyses. Like with any other tool, R’s potential largely lies in the user’s knowledge of the extent of its capability. Having used R extensively over a period of time, we have some useful tips we think will benefit the beginner and the seasoned R user alike. Because R is open source, its adaptation has increased exponentially. Several users without any programming or computer science background have been able to benefit from it. Being a newcomer to programming and scripting languages myself, I have fallen prey to several programming and scripting fallacies. Over the course of time, thanks to a multitude of help from experienced colleagues, and to the sea of information readily available on the internet, I have been able to learn several programming etiquettes which I wish I knew sooner. Continue reading Decluttering R →