[R] R in the NY Times

[Peter Dalgaard]

Jeffrey J. Hallman wrote:
> The article quotes John Chambers, but it doesn't mention that R started out as
> an implementation of the S language.  I don't suppose Insightful is too happy
> about that.

You mean Tibco...

The statement that S "failed to generate broad interest" is also a bit
misleading. I believe S-PLUS had more than 100000 users in its day,
although it may be true that its success was mainly in the academic
world. Obviously the pool of people who knew S from the preceding decade
was very important for the early development of R.

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