Hello, If you work under Windows, you can find a lot of useful tools in SciViews-R (http://www.sciviews.org/SciViews-R) and Tinn-R (http://www.sciviews.org/Tinn-R). For instance, you have: - syntax coloring, - code completion, - calltips (tips displaying the syntax of a function as you type it), - object explorer with lots of useful shortcuts in the object's context menu, - electronic reference cards, - viewing and reproting features, - etc...
For a nice, graphical, debugger, look at debug package (you have to install it from CRAN and load it using: > library(debug) Then, try: > ?mtrace Best, Philippe Grosjean Michael wrote: > 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
