I use a bit less of the Hadleyverse than my colleagues like. But ggplot2 has a number of advantages over base graphics (even if you were to figure out base gra

I use a bit less of the Hadleyverse than my colleagues like. But ggplot2 has a number of advantages over base graphics (even if you were to figure out base graphics). One being the plot is a structure or value (returned by plot construction) and not a bunch of side effects happening in a viewport. This orientation is much more compatible with functional programming (the author hints at this with the "compatible with piping" point).