suppressMessages() does the same (+ more) while shorter. Startup messages can be useful, have them in some packages.
Hadley Wickham @hadleywickham
13 Jun 2016
Replying to @rgfitzjohn
.@rgfitzjohn Package startup messages: just say suppressPackageStartupMessages() 😜 #rstats

Jun 13, 2016 · 8:43 PM UTC
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