Re:R Passes SAS, but Python Leaves Them Both Behind
by Alex3917 on Sunday March 05, 2017 @01:33PM
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> What makes Python a superior language to Matlab and R is the ease of software development.
In practice I think the trends we're seeing have more to do with the fact that most universities now teach CS and data science using Python.
Given that Python is approximately as good as R, and it's becoming increasingly much easier to find good people to hire, there's very little reason not to be a Python shop.
In practice I think the trends we're seeing have more to do with the fact that most universities now teach CS and data science using Python.
Given that Python is approximately as good as R, and it's becoming increasingly much easier to find good people to hire, there's very little reason not to be a Python shop.