RStudio goes a long way for open-source programs
April 25, 2018
RStudio goes a long way for open-source programs
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with RStudio
RStudio was used by my organization to "clean" big-data projects while working in a private consulting setting. RStudio made the process of importing multiple datasets, creating arrays, and combining data extremely efficient due to the easy to understand the visual layout of the program. The added dictionary feature built into the interface was also very useful. Using the programs interface with others who are not familiar with the R language is more effective as each item defined will be visually identifiable.
- Able to handle large amounts of data without storage issues
- All-in-one user interface
- Tabs for different worksheets is useful to stay organized
- Codes can be saved as a project
- Sometimes RStudio creates a problem in viewing data; does not show all the fields
- Dictionary/package finder could be more intuitive
- Large computational tasks will take longer than running them in command line
- It is open source so that goes a long way for usage across the company
- Compatibility with other programs has made it useful in cross-platform data projects
- A lot of companies and municipalities utilize RStudio, and visualizations that can be created with RStudio helps to promote internal business objectives
- rkward, rcommander and JGR
RStudio is the only GUI which is web-client based. It is also by far the easiest to install out of the the 4 GUIs ive listed avaliable for R. Finally I would say the cleanest and most sleek GUI would be RStudio, which makes it easier for other people I work with to understand.