[R] How long does it take to learn the R programming language?

[jim holtman]

Still at it after 38 years.  First came across S at Bell Labs in 1984.

Thanks

Jim Holtman
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On Thu, Sep 29, 2022 at 7:09 AM Ebert,Timothy Aaron <tebert using ufl.edu> wrote:

> Learning R takes an hour. Find an hourglass, flip it over. Meanwhile we
> will start increasing the size of the upper chamber and adding more sand.
>
> Mastery of R is an asymptotic function of time.
>
> While such answers might indicate trying for mastery is futile, you can
> learn enough R to be very useful long before "mastery."
>
> Tim
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> So is the proper R answer simply Inf?
>
> On Wed, Sep 28, 2022, 5:39 PM John Kane <jrkrideau using gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > Given some of the questions that are posted to this list, I am not
> > > sure that there is an upper bound to the estimate.
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