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kids are gowing up faster and faster (mander.xyz)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] Sam_Bass 25 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

What exactly does R mean outside kindergarten?

[–] [email protected] 59 points 6 months ago (2 children)

It's a programming language used primarily in data analysis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_(programming_language)

[–] Sam_Bass 9 points 6 months ago

OIC ok

[–] Valmond 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The (or 'A') new killer language, ir so I have heard.

It neatly brings together a lot of optimisations (like template metaprogramming in C++ which brings optimisation and compiletime checks together, but is maniacly difficult to use In C++ IMO.) and seems easy to use after a quick check.

We'll see, primary logic usually doesn't prevail in those matters.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It's 30 years old so I'm not sure you could call it new 😆

[–] Valmond 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Ouch 🤕😁

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Also, it's the GNU version of the 'S' language (kind of like Octave vis-à-vis MATLAB). They only say they're largely compatible, as they ofc don't own S/MATLAB, but it's pretty much the same AFAIK, only that R is now much more popular than S.