John Chambers turns his attention to R, the enormously successful
open-source system based on the S language. His book guides the reader
through programming with R, beginning with simple interactive use and
progressing by gradual stages, starting with simple functions. More
advanced programming techniques can be added as needed, allowing users
to grow into software contributors, benefiting their careers and the
community. R packages provide a powerful mechanism for contributions to
be organized and communicated. This is the only advanced programming
book on R, written by the author of the S language from which R evolved.