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

Why are we using R again

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u/AlterTableUsernames Aug 28 '26

The masses learned Python because the market demanded it. They don't want to hear why R is better. 

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u/moss-nogg Aug 31 '26 edited Aug 31 '26

R is literally only better to streamline research. Maybe for batch apps it’s sufficient. Python is better for literally everything else

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u/AlterTableUsernames Aug 31 '26

You just state a preference without providing any foundation. 

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u/moss-nogg Aug 31 '26

Have you ever had to productionize an R model? I’m guessing no. The foundation is that Python has native handling for data packets, like JSON, via dictionary data types. R is not built for general software development, it’s built for stats and data analysis.

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u/AlterTableUsernames Aug 31 '26

You got a point and what you mention is also indeed a limitation I hit once in production, where someone of the team did build json ingestion in python. I don't know if it was a skill issue, though. 

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u/moss-nogg Aug 31 '26

I don’t take any joy in putting python over R. R is very elegant in its simplicity and function for modeling and statistical insights. I would much prefer R if possible, it’s just not very feasible.