R does not deserve to be called awful. It is a language that works for many people, people make a living from it and is one of the fastest growing languages.

[1] https://blog.javascripting.com/2014/07/28/fastest-growing-ne...

[2] http://www.pcworld.com/article/2480920/r-programming-languag...

[3] http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2015/01/14/language-rankings-1-15...

Yes I have read [R Inferno] http://www.burns-stat.com/pages/Tutor/R_inferno.pdf