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> Strategically should a job seeker emphasize experience in one of the packages for roles in one ecosystem If you're on the data science job market, you should
by jstx1 4y ago
> Strategically should a job seeker emphasize experience in one of the packages for roles in one ecosystem
If you're on the data science job market, you should know Python because that's basically all the jobs right now (the Python vs R debate was relevant 5-6+ years ago and Matlab was never that big). I don't know enough about the engineering job market to comment on it.
- auggierose 4y agoOh, is R not relevant anymore, or declining?
- jstx1 4y agoIt hasn't been relevant for a while, it's a tiny percentage of the job market and only getting smaller over time.
- BrandonS113 4y agoI just hired a R engineer, so not that tiny. For a data science job with a lot of stats and math. R still beats Python for stats/data science programing. In my market, R people have more math/stats than Python applicants,