Re: [R] - how/when/why do you use it?

2010-04-14 Thread Greg Snow
Of Tal Galili Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 8:03 AM To: r-help@r-project.org Subject: [R] - how/when/why do you use it? Hi all, Today I came across scoping in the R introhttp://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R-intro.html#Scope (after reading Robert Gentleman fortunehttp

Re: [R] - how/when/why do you use it?

2010-04-14 Thread Szumiloski, John
Subject: Re: [R] - how/when/why do you use it? The - assignment operator is very powerful, but can be dangerous as well. When tempted to use it, look for alternatives first, there may be a better way. But having said that, I am one of the more guilty people for using it (quite a few of the functions

Re: [R] - how/when/why do you use it?

2010-04-14 Thread jim holtman
: [R] - how/when/why do you use it? Hi all, Today I came across scoping in the R introhttp://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R-intro.html#Scope (after reading Robert Gentleman fortunehttp://rfortunes.posterous.com/im-always-thrilled-when-people- discover-what on lexical scooping

Re: [R] - how/when/why do you use it?

2010-04-14 Thread Gabor Grothendieck
- From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r- project.org] On Behalf Of Tal Galili Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 8:03 AM To: r-help@r-project.org Subject: [R] - how/when/why do you use it? Hi all, Today I came across scoping in the R introhttp://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R

Re: [R] - how/when/why do you use it?

2010-04-14 Thread Steve Lianoglou
If you think you need '-', think again.  If on reflection you still think you need '-', think again. Is this in package::fortunes? +1 for adding that to fortunes ... I remember reading through The R Inferno and getting a good laugh from several such one liners ... -steve -- Steve Lianoglou

[R] - how/when/why do you use it?

2010-04-13 Thread Tal Galili
Hi all, Today I came across scoping in the R introhttp://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R-intro.html#Scope (after reading Robert Gentleman fortunehttp://rfortunes.posterous.com/im-always-thrilled-when-people-discover-what on lexical scooping) , and am very curious about the - assignment. The

Re: [R] - how/when/why do you use it?

2010-04-13 Thread Duncan Murdoch
On 13/04/2010 10:02 AM, Tal Galili wrote: Hi all, Today I came across scoping in the R introhttp://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R-intro.html#Scope (after reading Robert Gentleman fortunehttp://rfortunes.posterous.com/im-always-thrilled-when-people-discover-what on lexical scooping) , and am