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Re: Show HN: New IDE and GUI for R language

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Post by smartera » Wed, Mar 18, 2015, 11:34 AM UTC

You mention "For using FasteR you need fit only several conditions", while it's only Windows and .Net. "Several" makes it sounds like a difficult installation and may prohibit some novices to install it.

Re: Show HN: New IDE and GUI for R language

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Post by fasteRstat » Wed, Mar 18, 2015, 11:34 AM UTC

jebus989 wrote: post #10

fasteRstat wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

graphical user interface for selected packages/functions, support for multiple monitors,...

Both sound good, maybe you could highlight these on your landing page? The picker for RColorBrewer palettes looks particularly handy!

Yes you're right. It's the plane.

Re: Show HN: New IDE and GUI for R language

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Post by fasteRstat » Wed, Mar 18, 2015, 11:36 AM UTC

sunilkumarc wrote: post #8

Is the FasteR IDE or any other equivalent command line utility available for Linux distributions ?

FasteR is available only for Windows. But for Linux you can use for example R Studio (mature tool compared to FasteR).

Re: Show HN: New IDE and GUI for R language

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Post by coob » Wed, Mar 18, 2015, 11:37 AM UTC

Have passed this along to a couple of PhD student friends who'll I'm sure will find it useful.

Quick typo check: 'univerties' under Licensing

Re: Show HN: New IDE and GUI for R language

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Post by fasteRstat » Wed, Mar 18, 2015, 11:38 AM UTC

sunilkumarc wrote: post #9

Are there any ideas on making it opensource ?

Yes, in the case of fail as startup :)

Re: Show HN: New IDE and GUI for R language

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Post by bencollier49 » Wed, Mar 18, 2015, 11:50 AM UTC

And yet they keep that butt-ugly logo. Is it an in-joke, or something?

Re: Show HN: New IDE and GUI for R language

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Post by Blahah » Wed, Mar 18, 2015, 11:54 AM UTC

jebus989 wrote: post #2

Making R available from Excel seems a good idea to ease the transition for newbies (like R commander) but what advantages does the standalone IDE have over RStudio or the default R.app? Edit: actually I managed to click through to find this screenshot: http://fasterstat.com/Images/Desktop/12_R_gui.png which looks novel (can't currently watch the video unfortunately)

A major use-case for Excel integration is in finance, where a vast number of analysts - not newbies in any meaningful sense - work in Excel. Giving them access to the power of R from within a familiar environment is a great thing.

Recommendation for the developer (if you're not doing this already): market hard to finance businesses. You'll make a killing.

Re: Show HN: New IDE and GUI for R language

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Post by qooleot » Wed, Mar 18, 2015, 11:59 AM UTC

coob wrote: post #14

Have passed this along to a couple of PhD student friends who'll I'm sure will find it useful. Quick typo check: 'univerties' under Licensing

A second typo:

"This tools hepls"

Re: Show HN: New IDE and GUI for R language

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Post by Blahah » Wed, Mar 18, 2015, 11:59 AM UTC

bencollier49 wrote: post #16

And yet they keep that butt-ugly logo. Is it an in-joke, or something?

It actually kind of is. GNU logos are consistently incredibly ugly and show utter disdain for, or lack of awareness of, graphical design [0].

It could be almost like a philosophical point: "GNU software is utilitarian. We don't waste time on fancy graphics". Or it could be that GNU developers tend to be... developers. No designers in sight, and no appreciation for visual aesthetics.

0: https://www.gnu.org/graphics/package-logos.html

Re: Show HN: New IDE and GUI for R language

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Post by melling » Wed, Mar 18, 2015, 12:07 PM UTC

fasteRstat wrote: post #12

jebus989 wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Both sound good, maybe you could highlight these on your landing page? The picker for RColorBrewer palettes looks particularly handy!

Yes you're right. It's the plane.

Typos on page: univerties

FasteR - desctop application

This tools hepls

or as [an] application