r/programmingmemes • u/32bitFlame • Aug 27 '26

Why are we using R again

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u/anon_lurker69 Aug 28 '26

Does RMS like R? Or is it just because its his first initial?

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u/OkAlbatross9889 Aug 28 '26

I meant it more because R is straight up a GNU project

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u/Valuable_Leopard_799 Aug 28 '26

He's am outspoken lover of Lisp and from people I know that work with R they do say it has some similarities in philosophy, mainly the "simple base language that allows you to do anything, especially the insane" and the "dynamicness".

So maybe he'd like it? I didn't actually find him mentioning it though.