"Wensui Liu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Right now, I am using SAS and S+/R. As a new year resolution, I am > planning to learn a scripting language. > > from statisticians' point of view, which scripting language is worth > to learn, perl, python, or any other recommendation? (Most likely, I > will be learning it in windows.) Since I am not in research, I will > prefer one widely used in industry and related to statistical work.
I would second the recommendation by John Bollinger to look into Python. I haven't used Ruby, so I can't compare the two languages, but compared to Perl, Python has is considerably easier to understand and maintain. The language is widely used and is available on several platforms. The Python Web site includes tutorials, and the download includes an IDE with an interface to extensive help files. http://www.python.org/ -- Mike Prager, NOAA, Beaufort, NC * Opinions expressed are personal and not represented otherwise. * Any use of tradenames does not constitute a NOAA endorsement. ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list 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.