More R Mistakes on Purpose A slang term that programmers use for themselves is "hacker". This does not mean that they envision themselves breaking into corporate computers. It means they envision themselves trying a lot of wrong approaches until they find one that works and is suitably elegant. You can do worse than imitating people who are the best in the world at what they do. Back to top level of Some hints for the R beginner First Version: 2010 March 07   Last Modified: 2010 March 13 Direct access to this page is via http://www.burns-stat.com/pages/Tutor/more_R_makemistakes.html