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Wednesday, July 10 • 15:20 - 15:40
C for R Users - Ella Kaye, University of Warwick

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Much of base R is written in C.  As R users, we may encounter this code when debugging our own code. As R contributors, an understanding of C can enable us to find the root cause of a bug and/or propose a patch to the C code to fix a bug. In any case, learning a new programming language can be fun and rewarding! In this talk, I'll discuss why, as R users/programmers, we may want to learn C, and resources for doing so. I'll show examples of how C is used in the codebase of base R. I'll give an example of how, with only a little C knowledge, it was possible to add a new feature into the R language (specifying colours with three-digit hex codes). Finally, I'll promote the C Study Group for R contributors as a friendly community learning C together.
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Ella Kaye

Ms, University of Warwick
Ella is a Research Software Engineer in the Department of Statistics at the University of Warwick, UK. She works to increase sustainability and EDI (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) in the R Project. She also runs rainbowR, a community that supports, promotes and connects LGBTQ... Read More →

Wednesday July 10, 2024 15:20 - 15:40 CEST
Salzburg II
  Interfaces with other programming languages
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