Re: Does anyone know why R is R?
R is named partly after the first names of the first two R authors
(Robert Gentleman and Ross Ihaka), and partly as a play on the name of S.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_language
Ron
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On 02/17/2011 03:20 AM, 최상민 wrote:
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> I got a question why R is named R and looked up the R project website
> but couldn't get a clue.
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