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The reason there's so many libraries is that none of them has emerged as a clear leader. If there was one really great library for the majority of use-cases, yo
by cwyers 8y ago
The reason there's so many libraries is that none of them has emerged as a clear leader. If there was one really great library for the majority of use-cases, you'd see consolidation around it, like you mostly have with ggplot2 in R.
- noobermin 8y agoA variety of choice is fine. It certainly doesn't hinder anyone.
- cwyers 8y agoIt hinders collaboration and the development of an ecosystem. One nice thing about ggplot2 is how there's a growing universe of things to support it -- packages to extend it or to add themes or what have you. Having more options means that effort gets split.