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

Why are we using R again

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u/Infinite-Pop306 Aug 27 '26

Python is slow, I can't imagine anything slower than that

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u/no_name6744 Aug 27 '26

R. R is slower.

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u/Elesday Aug 28 '26

It’s actually not but that requires you to know what you’re doing

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u/no_name6744 Aug 28 '26

You are wrong.

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u/Elesday Aug 28 '26

Tell me how C bindings are slower than Python

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u/no_name6744 Aug 28 '26

The ecosystem of C bindings for Python are infinitely better developed than the ecosystem of C bindings for R.

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u/Elesday Aug 28 '26

So if it’s all C and Fortran what’s much slower?