Thanks a lot. I really appreciate the recommendations. Le dim. 15 févr. 2026 à 12:44, SAAD LAMJADLI <[email protected]> a écrit :
> Thanks, I really appreciate all your suggestions. I’ll work on them. > > Le sam. 14 févr. 2026 à 21:30, SAAD LAMJADLI <[email protected]> a > écrit : > >> R helped me with more than just data analysis in my line of work, which >> deals with healthcare data. It influenced my perspective. Healthcare data >> frequently felt like noise, too many variables, and too much uncertainty >> prior to R. But after I began working with data in R, something suddenly >> made sense to me. It seems like something I can do myself, or at least >> that's the intention. There is still a long way to go. >> >> Data becomes a puzzle instead of a chaotic mess. That mindset—perceiving >> everything as a manipulable puzzle. AI is unable to do so since it does not >> have the same worldview as humans. Beyond the information it observes, it >> lacks intuition, lived experience, and context. >> >> AI is fascinating too. It can help debug. It can make tedious tasks >> easier. It can suggest ideas. It can accelerate certain workflows. AI can >> assist. >> >> But writing code builds you, that internal clarity is priceless. >> >> Le sam. 14 févr. 2026 à 20:41, Arun Kumar Saha <[email protected]> >> a écrit : >> >>> In the era of tools like ChatGPT, is it still worthwhile to invest >>> significant effort in writing R programs from scratch? >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, 14 Feb 2026 at 04:16, Ian Farm <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > >>> > Advanced R by Hadley Wickham has a helpful section on functional >>> > programming in R: >>> > >>> > https://adv-r.hadley.nz/fp.html >>> > >>> > Best of luck, >>> > Ian >>> > ____ >>> > Ian Farm >>> > Laboratory Manager, University of Maine Agroecology Lab >>> > >>> > On Thu, Feb 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM SAAD LAMJADLI <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > >>> > > Dear R Users, >>> > > >>> > > I am looking for a roadmap to learn advanced functional programming >>> in R. >>> > > >>> > > I have already read *Functional Programming* by Thomas Mailund, and >>> I have >>> > > been studying base R functions to understand how they are written >>> and to >>> > > learn from their design. I have analyzed and rewritten dozens of >>> base R >>> > > functions, and this process has been very instructive. However, I >>> still >>> > > find it difficult to write more complex and robust functions on my >>> own. >>> > > >>> > > I would be very grateful for any advice you might have — whether in >>> the >>> > > form of recommended books, learning strategies, advanced resources, >>> or >>> > > suggestions for progressing toward more advanced functional >>> programming >>> > > skills in R. Additionally, I was wondering if there are any official >>> > > workshops, teaching sessions, or training initiatives focused on >>> advanced >>> > > functional programming within the R ecosystem. >>> > > >>> > > Kind regards. >>> > > >>> > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >>> > > >>> > > ______________________________________________ >>> > > [email protected] mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >>> > > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >>> > > PLEASE do read the posting guide >>> > > https://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >>> > > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >>> > > >>> > >>> > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >>> > >>> > ______________________________________________ >>> > [email protected] mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >>> > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >>> > PLEASE do read the posting guide >>> https://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >>> > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >>> >> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide https://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
