Tag Archives: useR!2011
Things I learned at useR!2011
The title says “things” but conferences are mainly about people. Some of it can be serendipitous. For example, one day I sat next to Jonathan Rougier at lunch because I had a question for him about climate models. When Jonathan left, I started a conversation with the person on my other side. That was most … Continue reading
Random input software testing
The usual approach to testing software is to create a specific problem and see if the software gets the correct answer. Although this is very useful, there are problems with it: It is labor-intensive It almost totally neglects to test the code that throws errors There can be unconscious bias in the test cases created … Continue reading
A view of useR!2011
Start Brian Ripley The conference was opened with a talk by Brian Ripley. I’ll distort his talk into 3 points that came across to me. 1. R Core is finite The time available from R Core members is a strictly limited good. The more that is pushed onto R Core, the less attention to details. … Continue reading
