First, if you want to use RStudio, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with that. However, if you already use VS Code for C/C++, Javascript, Python, Ruby, Markdown, text files, and everything else, it makes sense to also use it for R.
This should basically work for both Win10 and macOS. Your projects (stored in a
version control system, of course) should be portable between the two. The use
of renv keeps the package
These are some notes for setting up a development system on Windows without using Windows Subsystem Linux (WSL). Setting up WSL is also sometimes valuable, but in some cases it can be slow or otherwise undesirable, so having a setup that only uses Windows is handy. In fact, I rarely use WSL at all anymore.
This currently focuses on setting up a proper shell built on top of Windows Powershell and Windows Terminal (or Cmder) and then setting up Python and
Note: for a Windows setup without WSL see this gist
See also Windows Subsystem for Linux Installation Guide for Windows 10