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example.R
# Good - I can customize the way the file is read in
df <- read.csv("foo.csv", stringsAsFactors = FALSE)
df <- read.table("foo.txt", delimiter = "\t", stringsAsFactors = FALSE)
df <- read.table("foo.txt", delimiter = "|", stringsAsFactors = FALSE)
analyze(df)
# Bad - arguments are needed to customize how foo.csv is read in
analyze("foo.csv", stringsAsFactors = FALSE)
analyze("foo.txt", delimiter = "\t", stringsAsFactors = FALSE)
analyze("foo.txt", delimiter = "|", stringsAsFactors = FALSE)
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