Introduction
Rcpp provides C++ classes to facilitate manipulation of a large
number of R data structures : vectors, functions, environments, ... The Rcpp-introduction vignette gives an introduction on the packageUsage for package building
The Rcpp-package vignette documents how to use Rcpp in client packages.History
The initial versions of Rcpp were written by Dominick Samperi during 2005 and
2006. Dirk Eddelbuettel made some additions, and became maintainer in 2008. Dirk Eddelbuettel and Romain Francois have been extending Rcpp since 2009.