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What’s new in RStudio v1.4 (Preview)
Python Support, Visual RMarkdown Editing, and a lot of cool stuff
Less than six months ago RStudio released its last stable version (1.3), but a preview of the features that will reach version 1.4 of RStudio has recently been published. It seems that we are going to have important news regarding two key points: the Visual Edition of documents with markdown and the use of Python.
If you want to try in advance the new release, follow the link and download the preview (not definitive nor stable) version of the software:
It seems we’ll have important changes and new features in this 1.4 release:
- A new visual editor for R Markdown documents
- Improved support for Python, including an environment pane for Python and visualization of Python objects
- Workbench productivity improvements, including a command palette and rainbow parentheses
- A more configurable workspace with additional source columns and improved accessibility
- Support for SAML and OpenID authentication, and experimental support for VS Code sessions, in RStudio Server Pro
You can read the whole release notes on their website.
Let’s dig in!
✍️ Visual Markdown Editing
R markdown is the reason I keep using Rstudio on daily basis. From version 1.4 this feature is integrated more deeply into the system, allowing you to see dynamic changes in your document without knitting the document every two minutes.
This change is not mandatory and you can switch back from the visual editor to the classic R markdown documents with the use of a single button in the top-right of the editor toolbar.
