Is R still a good language to learn in 2022?
Welcome back! R is an awesome programming language that’s used heavily in data science, I’ve personally used R for several years now, but with the exploding popularity of other languages like Python, should you still learn R? In my opinion, absolutely yes! This is still an awesome programming language to learn, and if you’re planning on becoming a data scientist, having R in your arsenal of programming languages could lead you to qualify for more positons. If that’s not enough, here are a few other reasons why R is still worth learning in 2022!
More Than Just Data Processing
One of the biggest features about R is that you have more capability than just processing data, you can actually build out front ends of your data applications. By using a package like RShiny you can actually build a GUI within R, check out the link below to learn more:
I’ve personally built several different GUI’s with this package and it’s definitely worth picking up!
