The use cases I'm focusing on in the article are definitely less "production-friendly" that what you describe. This article definitely caters more to showing R

The use cases I'm focusing on in the article are definitely less "production-friendly" that what you describe. This article definitely caters more to showing R as a CLI tool than R as an ecosystem. My language must have been ambiguous in the article. I intended to frame R as arriving second because that was my personal experience. My writing philosophy for blog posts is that my personal opinions and experiences should stand out from the technical detail. My reasoning is that even for those who disagree with the personal content will be able to discern for themselves the value of the post.