[R] On the Design of the R Language

[Marc Schwartz]

I have not read it yet, but the acknowledgements at the end of the paper note that:

1. It was supported by an NSF grant.

2. At least two members of R Core are recognized amongst the list of names.

Regards,

Marc Schwartz

On Apr 25, 2012, at 1:07 PM, Thomas Adams wrote:

> Hmmm∑ an 'objective' assessment? Maybe. But it looks to me that some
> commercial enterprise paid for this study as a means to argue against the
> use of R in favor of a commercial package∑
> 
> On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 1:48 PM, R. Michael Weylandt <
> michael.weylandt at gmail.com> <michael.weylandt at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/jv/pubs/ecoop12.pdf
>> 
>> A new paper out on R the language -- I'm not all the way through it but
>> it's been an interesting read so far. Thought it might be of interest to
>> the list.
>> 
>> Michael Weylandt
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