I understand that functional programming is a specific paradigm and not just writing functions in R. I appreciate the feedback.
Le ven. 13 févr. 2026 à 22:44, Duncan Murdoch <[email protected]> a écrit : > On 2026-02-12 7:01 a.m., SAAD LAMJADLI 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. > > Others have told you how to learn functional programming. I'm just > writing to say I suspect you may not have used the jargon correctly: > "functional programming" is a particular style of programming, and I > suspect you may just want to know about programming in R (which involves > writing functions, but that doesn't make it "functional programming"). > > Whether or not that's the case, I hope you follow Bert's advice, and > show us more concrete examples of what you are really asking. Without > those it'll just be by luck if any of the responses are helpful. > > Duncan Murdoch > [[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.
