
S (Programming Language)
Programming Language, General Comprehensive Operating System, Bell Labs, S- PLUS, Fortran, SAS System
Betascript Publishing
Published on 5. March 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
126 pages
978-613-0-48492-7 (ISBN)
Description
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles
available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. S is a
statistical programming language developed primarily by John Chambers
and (in earlier versions) Rick Becker and Allan Wilks of Bell
Laboratories. The aim of the language, as expressed by John Chambers, is
"to turn ideas into software, quickly and faithfully." The two modern
implementations of S are R and S-PLUS. S is one of several statistical
computing languages that were designed at Bell Laboratories, and first
took form between 1975-1976. Up to that time, much of the statistical
computing was done by directly calling Fortran subroutines; however, S
was designed to offer an alternate and more interactive approach. Early
design decisions that hold even today include interactive graphics
devices, and providing easily accessible documentation for the
functions.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Germany
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
203 gr
ISBN-13
978-613-0-48492-7 (9786130484927)
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