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> What makes Python a superior language to Matlab and R is the ease of software development. In practice I think the trends we're seeing have more to do with t
by Alex3917 10y ago
> What makes Python a superior language to Matlab and R is the ease of software development.
In practice I think the trends we're seeing have more to do with the fact that most universities now teach CS and data science using Python.
Given that Python is approximately as good as R, and it's becoming increasingly much easier to find good people to hire, there's very little reason not to be a Python shop.
- chronicx0 10y agoMATLAB requires each function to be its own file. R has terrible object oriented support. Do you seriously think teaching MATLAB or R in universities can save these dying languages? The only people clinging to R and MATLAB are statisticians and old researchers.
- nerdponx 10y agoThat, and people started transitioning into data science from other fields where Python was already more popular.