Hi Shiyuan, On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 3:08 AM, Shiyuan <gshy2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > I am learning R and use Emacs to work with R. I googled around and I > found two options: ESS and Org-R/Org-Babel.
Org-Babel and ESS are not really alternatives; in fact the complement each other nicely. Org gives you a lightweight markup language, and a way to embed source code blocks. You can edit/evaluate/test R source code blocks using ESS. > Babel speaks multiple languages( Any languages?-if we write some sort of > parser, which I assume is not terribly difficult under Babel?). > > But if R is the primary language I would use, which option (Babel-R vs ESS) > is more advisable? I do want a nice integration of graphics/source code into > a paper/slides. Basically if you're using R in emacs you want to be using ESS. You can also use org-mode to easily create reports, slides, etc. with embedded R code. Best, Ista > > Any suggestions/options are appreciated. > > Shiyuan
