The best language is the one that gets the job done (or one you can use to get the job done). I've used R for a long time and agree it is terrible (as a langua

The best language is the one that gets the job done (or one you can use to get the job done). I've used R for a long time and agree it is terrible (as a language) but the community has learned from other languages and gotten much better in the past few years. I'm quite optimistic about Julia but agree the ecosystem is still maturing.