[Bioc-devel] How to choose object-oriented programming paradigm for R?

[Martin Morgan]

On 09/01/2011 08:25 AM, Kenneth Chu wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Our lab is starting the process of re-implementing our existing R packages in the object-oriented programming paradigm.
>
> Are S4 classes/methods the "best" object-oriented programming paradigm for R?

Hi Ken --

For Bioconductor, use S4 classes. For other packages, solicit opinions 
elsewhere (e.g., StackOverflow).

Martin

>
> Are there other comparable paradigms that one should consider?
>
> For example, John Chambers' OOP package, which seems simpler, but does it provide less functionality than S4?  I also noticed that OOP is apparently not available through CRAN.
>
> Are these other paradigm, if any, as widely used, well-tested, stable and/or actively maintained as S4, and do they easily integrate with the rest of the software development facilities of R (e.g. R CMD check)?
>
> Thank you very much!
>
> Ken Chu, Ph.D.
> Scientific Associate
> Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
> Toronto, Ontario, Canada
>
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