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Parsing R code: Freedom of expression is not always a good idea (2012)

shape-of-code.com
2025-12-302022-06-14 by Derek Jones
parsing-r-code:-freedom-of-expression-is-not-always-a-good-idea-(2012)

With my growing interest in R it was inevitable that I would end up writing a parser for it. The fact that the language is relatively small (the add-on packages do the serious work) hastened the event because it did … Read more

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What can be learned from studying long gone development practices?

shape-of-code.coding-guidelines.com
2025-12-302021-08-15 by Derek Jones

Current ideas about the best way of building a software system are heavily influenced by the ideas that captured the attention of previous generations of developers. Can anything of practical use be learned from studying long gone techniques for building … Read more

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Complexity is a source of income in open source ecosystems

r-bloggers.com
2025-12-302021-05-24 by Derek Jones
complexity-is-a-source-of-income-in-open-source-ecosystems

[This article was first published on The Shape of Code ยป R, and kindly contributed to R-bloggers]. (You can report issue about the content on this page here) Want to share your content on R-bloggers? click here if you have … Read more

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