[R] PowerCut Killed R - is my code retrievable?

[Patrick Connolly]

On Thu, 20-Aug-2009 at 12:21AM +0100, Ted Harding wrote:

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|> Again, what I routinely do (in Linux) when developing R code is to
|> have two terminal windows open. In one I am running R. In the
|> other, beside it, I am editing a file of R code. To run code in R
|> that has been entered in the "code" window, I just highlight it
|> with the mouse in the "code" window, and then paste it into the "R"
|> window.

It's even easier using ESS -- highlight in your "code" buffer, press
your designated function key and the code will be run in the *R*
buffer -- or you can use another function key to run code line by
line, or, etc. etc.  

I must admit I didn't like Emacs for the first week or so but when I
saw how easy it was to manage code, I decided it was worth the effort
to get used to the strange old paradigm which had been developed
before the invention of the mouse.

I'd also admit that I've seen people do things amazingly quickly using
vi -- despite its strange jumping from command mode to insert mode.

As others have indicated, whatever you use, it makes good sense to
keep a file of the code that you use.  Rerunning is something I do as
a rule, not an exception.  It's particularly useful when follow up
work arrives which can reuse the same code or a slightly modified
version of it.


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