[R-SIG-Finance] Linux based programs

[Grant Farnsworth]

Lots of things are more convenient under linux. Compiling packages,
using C code, exporting and using LaTeX files, concurrent versioning
systems, and using utilities like grep and wc from within R are all way
easier under linux.  Not to mention it's more natural to do things in
batch mode under linux than it is under windows.

Linux is supposedly the main development platform for R, and that makes
sense, since it's a much better development platform in general.

As for the language itself, it should be the same.

Grant


On Oct 26 at 10:10PM, Yuguang Zhou wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> I was also wondering is there any advantage using R on Linux vs. Windows?
> 
> One friend told me that I might pick up the use of R on Linux, since some
> financial firms are using R in that platform. But what I want to know is, in
> terms of learning language, what is the difference b/t doing in tow
> platforms?
> 
> Thanks very much!
> 
> 
> Best,
> Yuguang
>