Advanced R, Second Edition

Advanced R helps you understand how R works at a fundamental level. It is designed for R programmers who want to deepen their understanding of the language, and programmers experienced in other languages who want to understand what makes R different and special.

This book will teach you the foundations of R; three fundamental programming paradigms (functional, object-oriented, and metaprogramming); and powerful techniques for debugging and optimising
your code.

By reading this book, you will learn:

• The difference between an object and its name, and why the distinction is important
• The important vector data structures, how they fit together, and how you can pull them apart using subsetting
• The fine details of functions and environments
• The condition system, which powers messages, warnings, and errors
• The powerful functional programming paradigm, which can replace ma