> [R/RStudio] maintains implicit state between runs... That can be turned off and is, in fact, widely recommended to not keep one's workspace between runs.

> [R/RStudio] maintains implicit state between runs... That can be turned off and is, in fact, widely recommended to not keep one's workspace between runs. > This is before you deal with inter-version compatibility problems which also seemed frequent. Yeah, that can be a problem with libraries (as it is with python dependencies). It really afflicts long-running projects. R has taken a cue from the python world there. renv the best way (IMHO) to maintain a reproduceable environment in R (https://rstudio.github.io/renv/articles/renv.html https://rstudio.github.io/renv/articles/renv.html). R is nicely cogent in syntax and largely "just works" once you accept its idiosyncrasies.