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October 07, 2010

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Isn't R basically an open source implementation of S?

Yes, R is a descendent of S, as described in Part 2 (published next Thursday).

Excellent read!!

Like many others, I started using R because a stats professor required it for class. So it's good to understand some of the history behind the language.

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