> R might not have great libraries for network protocols (REST, etc), as it’s not a general language No idea how it compares to D, but REST in R is pretty stra

> R might not have great libraries for network protocols (REST, etc), as it’s not a general language No idea how it compares to D, but REST in R is pretty straightforward through the httr library. And in general the "general purpose" aspect of the language is pretty good.