Hi,
thanks for the link.
In the bottom part of the relevant section, you say:
Standard advice is to avoid using '=' when you mean '-'
Is this a formal, generally accepted (R community) advice, or does it
reflect you personal opinion?
Note I am not asking this question as to criticize by
Since this topic came up, I've been thinking that
that sentence needs more work.
The standard is not from me -- I'm a bit more
agnostic than the statement although I personally
always use '-'. I'm thinking a revised version
might be something along the lines of:
Standard advice from most
On Mon, 23 Feb 2009, Patrick Burns wrote:
Since this topic came up, I've been thinking that
that sentence needs more work.
The standard is not from me -- I'm a bit more
agnostic than the statement although I personally
always use '-'. I'm thinking a revised version
might be something along
Thomas Lumley wrote:
Although it's probably true that most long-time R users use -, this
is at least in part because a long-time R user would initially have
had to use -, since = wasn't available in the distant past.
I would say that it's entirely a matter of taste -- the things that
Wacek Kusnierczyk Waclaw.Marcin.Kusnierczyk at idi.ntnu.no writes:
Thomas Lumley wrote:
Although it's probably true that most long-time R users use -, this
is at least in part because a long-time R user would initially have
had to use -, since = wasn't available in the distant past.
Ken Knoblauch wrote:
Wacek Kusnierczyk Waclaw.Marcin.Kusnierczyk at idi.ntnu.no writes:
Thomas Lumley wrote:
Although it's probably true that most long-time R users use -, this
is at least in part because a long-time R user would initially have
had to use -, since = wasn't
It's easier to read. Better machine-human interaction.
ergonomic: (esp. of workplace design) intended to provide optimum
comfort and to avoid stress or injury.
Quoting Wacek Kusnierczyk waclaw.marcin.kusnierc...@idi.ntnu.no:
Ken Knoblauch wrote:
Wacek Kusnierczyk
Hi,
Both operators - and = can be used to make an assignment. My question
is: Is there a semantic difference between these two? Some time ago, I
remember I have read that because of some reason, one should be given
preference over the other - but I cannot remember the source, nor the
Patrick Burns wrote:
'The R Inferno' page 78 is one source you can
look at.
Patrick Burns
wow .. nice! .. thanks for posting this reference.
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