Level: Introductory
The R programing language is often used by software developers and data scientists to perform mathematical and statistical work. R is an open source project and can be considered an unofficial part of the Microsoft technologies stack. The use of R has increased significantly over the past few months, and with coming support for R in Visual Studio, R is expected to grow even more quickly. In this lively and informative session by Dr. James McCaffrey from Microsoft Research in Redmond, you'll learn exactly what the R language is by seeing example problems solved using both C# and R. You'll leave this session with a solid understanding of what R can do and why many experts recommend adding R to your personal skill set, how learning R can improve your career path, and you'll know how to go about learning R quickly and efficiently.
You will learn:
- Know exactly what the R language is and when to use it
- Learn the ways in which R is different from C#
- Understand how to create non-trivial R scripts