[R] Research Notes

[Thibaut Jombart]

Barry Rowlingson wrote:
>   I use a thing called 'Plain Text File'...
>
>   Basically I keep a file called 'NOTES.txt' in each project directory I 
> work in and keep it updated as I work. I keep note of where data comes 
> from, what I do to it, what various functions do and so on. Then I can 
> use Unix command-line tools such as 'grep' and 'find' to search them.
>
>   I wouldn't dream of using a proprietary tool with a proprietary and 
> closed format for this kind of thing EVER. If you want something more 
> sophisticated than my Plain Text File solution then keep a 'NOTES.tex' 
> file then you can include equations and graphics. Plus it's then trivial 
> to cut things out of it into your final reports and papers.
>   
And for a small amount of additional pain, one can use Sweave. It is 
much more powerful than tex alone and this assures a perfect match 
between commands and outputs.

Best,

Thibaut.


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Thibaut JOMBART
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