It happened near constantly to us across users, projects, and types of code (e.g., whether we’re creating a visualization using ). This has to be done on a per-project basis. Namely, one can uncheck/turn off the “Save documents when editor loses input focus” setting, which can be done through the command palette (available on the Tools menu see Tools -> Show Command Palette). Especially for teaching, it is useful for learners to run, modify, and re-run code chunks.Īfter going back-and-forth with RStudio support, we learned that this is a bug with the RStudio IDE, but there is a fix. I’m open to input on some kind of user errors (mine or others) here, but I think a core feature of RMarkdown documents is that they can be both knit (to create PDF, HTML, or Word document output, for example) and used interactively.

For beginners, this kind of issue can be really poor for one’s confidence. It’s disruptive and concerning for experienced R users. You’ll effectively have to refresh your browser or open the project again. More specifically, if you re-run a code chunk in an RMarkdown document - think something like clicking the green arrow to the right of the code chunk twice - there stands a chance that the R session will disconnect.

In short, RMarkdown documents cannot be used interactively within RStudio Cloud.

On the first day, we experienced - and heard from participants about their experiences with a “getting started” task concerning - an issue with using RMarkdown documents within RStudio Cloud.

This past June, we used RStudio Cloud for the LASER Institute, an NSF-funded “institute” for early- and mid-career researchers interested in data science and learning analytics techniques. Use RStudio Cloud for Teaching With Caution Joshua Rosenberg 4

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