In regards to text editors: If you are a Unix user, I'd recommend Emacs (although it has its own large learning curve.) On Windows I use PSpad (www.pspad.com) because it is easy to use and learn and has some of the features you request: syntax highlighting, code completion, code builder, among many other features I find useful.
~Nick -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Michael Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 12:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [R] reducing learning curves? Hi all, I am really new to the R language. I am a long time Matlab and C++ user and I was "forced" to learn R because I am taking a statistics class. I am seeking to reduce the learning curve to as smooth as possible. Are there any addon/plug-in features that can reduce the learning curve, for example, the following features can be very helpful for new learners: 1. Matlab-like command line auto-completion: Matlab has huge amount of command and nobody is able to remember them off the head. So a nice feature of Matlab command line is that I just need to type the first a few letters and then I press "TAB" key, there will be a list of possible commands popping up so I just need to select one. This helps a lot in terms of learning for new comers. A more advanced command auto-completion is Visual C++-like, which is implemented in program editor. It helps a lot while doing programming; 2. A good IDE editor with embedded inline debugger: can be as good as VC++, but also can be as simple as Matlab's debugger, which can breakpoint and trace line-by-line... the editor can do syntax correction, syntax check, syntax highlighting, code formatting, etc. Could you please recommend some good addon/plugins that have the above features? Could you please also suggest some tips/tools/tricks that can help me reduce the learning curve? Thank you very much! Michael. [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html ______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
