R is a mixed bag. Base R is like PHP - an organically grown mishmash of stale, ugly, inconsistent conventions, beloved only by people who have been trained in i

R is a mixed bag. Base R is like PHP - an organically grown mishmash of stale, ugly, inconsistent conventions, beloved only by people who have been trained in it or used it for decades. But the tidyverse has an extremely thoughtful API that is easier to learn and use than anything else in the data science world.