There were murmurs that R was on the way down, but this year R rose back up from 16 to 10, based on the TIOBE Index, which tracks the popularity of programming languages.
Programming language R is known for fitting statisticians and data scientists like a glove. As statistics and large-scale data visualization become increasingly important, R has regained popularity. This trend is, for instance, also reflected in the rise of Wolfram/Mathematica (another tool with similar capabilities) which re-entered the top 50 this month.
R is sometimes frowned upon by “traditional” software engineers due to its unconventional syntax and limited scalability for large production systems. But for domain experts, it remains a powerful and elegant tool. R continues to thrive at universities and in research-driven industries.
We’re back.
