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Spyder is reasonably close, unless I'm missing some major feature present in RStudio.
by jimmyswimmy 10y ago
Spyder is reasonably close, unless I'm missing some major feature present in RStudio.
- kprybol 10y agoThanks for mentioning it. I almost always forget about Spyder. I'm not sure if that says more about me or Spyder.
- Mikeb85 10y agoCan't speak for Spyder, but one killer feature of RStudio is the ability to easily make C++ modules that your R project uses (RCpp rocks - you can ignore most of the annoying things about C++). They compile and link with zero effort. Also the ability to easily install modules. And browse documentation. And create projects in R or RMarkdown. Create modules, basic scripts, web apps. And publish things. And see your data in a spreadsheet format. And inspect all your objects/data/functions. All in one place. Aside from RStudio, I love R's lispy/apl-ish semantics, and easy integration with Fortran/C++ (and a host of other languages, including Java, Haskell, Ruby, Prolog, Lisp, etc...). I'm sure Python is great, but R is made for stats, is amazing, and RStudio beats every IDE I've ever used, regardless of language.