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5 reasons you should learn R in 2021
Welcome back! R is one of my favorite languages ever, it combines readability of code and powerful ways to process your data, so let’s talk about some of the best reasons why you should learn R in 2021!
One Of Data Science Most Common Languages
Starting off, R is by far one of the most common programming languages I’ve seen for data science, although Python still maybe a bit more popular as of right now. I’ve made a few articles talking about the most popular programming languages for data science in different companies, it always seems like R is one of the most popular languages still. Without a doubt if you’re planning on learning a programming language for data science, R is one of the best languages to learn for sure!
Community
Next up we have the community, there are a ton of people using R, because of this there is a massive community behind this language. Because of this we get a ton of documents, tutorials and troubleshooting posts that make learning and maintaining R a pleasant experience. Without a doubt the community of R is one of the best things about this language.
Free / Open Source
Another very awesome feature about R is the fact that it’s free and open source, this allows you to build out…