Robert gentleman and ross ihaka made r a reality in august 1993. It is open-sourced and can run on any platform (windows to linux) , and it has a vibrant community of developers and supporters. The a ir programming for beginners (tm) , aims to teach people the basics of the programming language. You will learn about r and its history. Learn how to install cran packages. This is an important step in learning r. You will learn about the four main data types as well as the control structures. You can quickly glance at the summaries at each chapter's end, which are written in a few key points. This book is a great resource for anyone who has never used r before.