• The_Ferry@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    I like and despise R… WHY DO I HAVE TO COPY THE TEXT FROM MY CONSOLE INTO A SCRIPT TO ACTUALLY SAVE IT AS AN .R FILE???

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      2 years ago

      Because it’s a console, not an IDE. But I see your frustration and does seem ridiculous

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    2 years ago

    I considered looking at R once. As a data scientist and an experienced Python user, maybe I’ll see something useful. Then I learned that R uses <- for variable assignment and = for equality evaluation, and I stopped learning because I would make that mistake if I learned to switch back and forth for the rest of my life.