Considering how R has exploded in recent years, I'm sure a more recent article could have been found. That being said, R is amazing, easily the best language/s

Considering how R has exploded in recent years, I'm sure a more recent article could have been found. That being said, R is amazing, easily the best language/software for any sort of data analysis. And bonus points for easy Fortran/C++ interop, as well as easy multicore/cluster computing. Oh, and a shout out to RStudio, which is also amazing.