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Re:Maker of RStudio launches new R and Python IDE by vixen99 on Friday June 28, 2024 @08:48AM (#40820113)
Not to dispute because I have no idea so I'll assume you're correct. But how many metrics did you find and how were they obtained? And how would you know they are representative of all R users?
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Re:Maker of RStudio launches new R and Python IDE by 0cf8612b2e1e on Friday June 28, 2024 @11:13AM (#40821450)
For whatever it is worth, the TIOBE index lists Python as #1, R at #21.

Python is the first language many people are exposed to today. It has a library and tooling for every use case.

https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/

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Re:Maker of RStudio launches new R and Python IDE by kuhewa on Friday June 28, 2024 @09:35PM (#40827203)
R has a pretty particular use case though, Python use for statistical programming/data analysis would be an apples to apples comparison. People doing a coding 101 course in Python don't really count against the R user base.
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Re:Maker of RStudio launches new R and Python IDE by aydyn on Saturday June 29, 2024 @01:51AM (#40828166)
No one is disputing that R has usage in niche arenas.
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