Thanks Nick; RStudio looks like a really good tool for development work. The impression I get though, is that the server is designed for allowing interactive R sessions over the web; whereas for us Django is the primary requirement and calls to R should happen "behind the scenes".
On Tuesday, 30 April 2013 15:43:01 UTC+2, Nick Santos wrote: > > Is Django a hard and fast requirement? If so, is it just about integrating > the routines? I think otherwise something like RStudio Server would work > for you. I've deployed it previously and it was a pretty nice setup. It's > based on Unix user accounts, so R processes run as if users were running > them on a desktop, except not. You may be able to share code in this > environment too, but I haven't played with it a ton. > > http://www.rstudio.com/ide/docs/server/getting_started > > -Nick > > On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 12:06 AM, Derek <[email protected] > <javascript:>>wrote: > >> " if you write your own R analysis routines, why have them run in a web >> system" >> >> Two issues here: >> >> 1. We are writing R routines for someone else; who needs 'analysis on >> demand' >> 2. A web system means that multiple users in multiple locations can all >> readily access the same analysis routines (but with different data sets) >> >> I agree that if you work on a desktop, with no need to access shared data >> or use the same analysis routines as anyone else, then a web interface >> makes no sense. >> >> Basically we are trying to harness two disparate systems; each of which >> is very powerful in their own sphere, to create an application that is >> really useful for better and more efficient science. >> >> >> On 29 April 2013 16:59, Javier Guerra Giraldez >> <[email protected]<javascript:> >> > wrote: >> >>> On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 2:13 AM, Derek <[email protected] <javascript:>> >>> wrote: >>> > hat no one is actually using R in a production environment themselves >>> (which >>> > is a little surprising to me). >>> >>> >>> well R itself is widely used in production... but the intersection >>> with Django is very small. (after all, if you write your own R >>> analysis routines, why have them run in a web system) >>> >>> -- >>> Javier >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Django users" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<javascript:> >> . >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
