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Re:Functional programming is not popular because it is weird... by 6gvONxR4sf7o on Monday September 13, 2021 @03:07PM (#28515419)
I think libraries are just as relevant as languages, and dplyr’s pipes are wildly popular and (more to the point) even idiomatic R at this point.
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Re:Functional programming is not popular because it is weird... by madcaptenor on Monday September 13, 2021 @04:20PM (#28516334)
Actually base R has a pipe operator now. (I still use the dplyr pipe, just out of familiarity.)
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