Re: Anyone using or interested in an org to Rmarkdown exporter?

[Thorsten Jolitz <tjolitz@gmail.com>]

Grant Rettke <gcr@wisdomandwonder.com> writes:

Hi Grant,

> Last week I started learning about [RMarkdown]. It is a [literate
> programming] tool implemented in, and for, the [ℝ programming
> language]. Although I haven't dug in deep yet, I do know that (1) it is
> /basically/ [Markdown] and that (2) `org' exports both to [vanilla
> markdown] and also [GitHub flavored Markdown] and that (3) a lot of my
> peers use `RMarkdown' and not `org'. With that that in mind I got
> curious about what it would take to write an `org2rmarkdown' exporter.
>
> The scope of my interest is one-time exports for the most basic and
> simple `org' document. As such, right now I have no requirements beyond
> thinking about the opportunity. After doing some Internet searches,
> there does not seem to be an exporter right now. Questions:
>
> • Does one exist and I missed it?
> • Do you have any interest in such an exporter?
> • Has anyone else ever thought of doing this? If yes, why didn't you?
> • My guess is that doing an exporter that [builds on an existing
>   exporter], mentioned above, would be a great start. Thoughts?
>   • The big difference seems to be control statements passed to the
>     interpreter, which may or may not be necessary to convert. If not,
>     than the *stock* `markdown' exporter would provide everything
>
> Kind regards,

what would acutally be the benefit of using RMarkdown over Org-mode, or
put it another way - when you already use RMarkdown, why do you need
Org-mode too? And if you use Org-mode, what does RMarkdown add to the
table? 

And then there is Outshine too, which lets you switch seemlessly switch
between ESS[R] and Org-mode, so you can program in R-mode, and write and
export in Org-ode, as well as other LP modes like the old (now
overhauled) ESS multi-mode and a new multi-mode developed by Phillip
Lord, so one needs reasons to add just another tool to the tool stack IMO.

> [RMarkdown] http://rmarkdown.rstudio.com/
>
> [literate programming]
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literate_programming
>
> [ℝ programming language] http://www.r-project.org/
>
> [Markdown] http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax
>
> [vanilla markdown] http://orgmode.org/manual/Markdown-export.html
>
> [GitHub flavored Markdown]
> http://orgmode.org/cgit.cgi/org-mode.git/plain/contrib/lisp/ox-gfm.el
>
> [builds on an existing exporter]
> http://orgmode.org/manual/Adding-export-back_002dends.html

-- 
cheers,
Thorsten