Get in touch with R community

[gaocegege]

Once there is something to ask them that is a good idea for getting feedback . We may want to request feedback on aspects of the work plan -- and later recruit testers if we can.

[gaocegege]

Forum List

• https://www.reddit.com/r/Rlanguage/

Chinese

• http://cos.name/cn/

[gaocegege]

There is a post in cos forum: http://cos.name/cn/topic/418615/

Notice: There are some bugs in cos forum, they will have a release in these weeks, then I will repost a new article.

[ANN] Processing.R – R 语言做数据可视化的另一种思路

大家好，我是 gaocegege，Processing.R 是我今年的 Google Summer of Code 项目，这毫无疑问是一个自卖自夸的安利帖子 /w\

不知道大家有没有听说过 Processing，这里简单地介绍下。Processing 的介绍有很多种，有的人说它是一个用来画图的 Java 库，库大到有了自己的 IDE；有的人说是一个 Java 的 DSL，擅长处理各种 visual arts；Processing 自称是

a flexible software sketchbook and a language for learning how to code within the context of the visual arts

但是总结来说，就是一个可以用来做 visual arts 的语言，语言的语法与 Java 类似。它的优点有：

• Free to download and open source
• Interactive programs with 2D, 3D or PDF output
• OpenGL integration for accelerated 2D and 3D
• For GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, Android, and ARM
• Over 100 libraries extend the core software
• Well documented, with many books available

而我在今年暑假的工作是为 Processing 实现一个 R Language Mode，使得用户可以使用 R 语言来使用 Processing 中的各种功能。项目开源在GitHub上，地址是 github.com/gaocegege/Processing.R。README 里就有一个 demo 的展示，欢迎大家的围观 \w/

当然这次也不是纯粹的安利贴，因为项目在后期可能需要一些有意愿参与测试与开发的用户。所以大家如果有兴趣，可以在这个 issue 里留下自己的 comment，我会尽快联系大家，对于参与的同学会写在项目的致谢里。

除此之外，如果想加入 Processing.R 的开发，请一定要与我联系 :)

[gaocegege]

ref cosname/cosx.org#542 (comment)

When GSoC finishes, I will file a post to cos and introduce the project into R users in China.

Post ahead of time: http://cos.name/cn/topic/418702/

[jeremydouglass]

@gaocegege -- Great outreach post. Does PDE have good Chinese localization -- are you using it? I saw this:

https://github.com/processing/processing/blob/master/build/shared/lib/languages/PDE_zh.properties

I'm not sure if Processing modes have any built-in localization support, but that also might be worth looking into for Chinese R users after GSOC finishes.

[gaocegege]

Yeah, PDE's Chinese localization is great. Localization support in Processing.R is in low priority, I think 🤔

But it makes sense 😄

[gaocegege]

I will write a post and send it to Capital of Statistics, the most famous R community in China.

cosname/cosx.org#709

Images in the post

[jeremydouglass]

Good luck on writing it!

I would recommend only using pictures 2,3,4 -- pictures 1 & 2 are redundant, so no need to use 1.

[jeremydouglass]

Also keep in mind that we have a future issue for localization support

#78

Processing itself already has Chinese localization here:

https://github.com/processing/processing/blob/master/build/shared/lib/languages/PDE_zh.properties

...and docs for translating here:

https://github.com/processing/processing/wiki/Localization

...but I'm not sure if modes / libraries can be localized -- or if they should be. If so we could ask for volunteers from participating language communities.

[gaocegege]

Preview: https://deploy-preview-709--cosx.netlify.com/2017/08/processing-r/