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what specifically is abhorrent about it?

• isoprophlex 4y ago
  The coercion always gets on my nerves, JavaScript gets a bad rep but R is pretty damn warty too; weird ass data types ('ordered factor', anyone) that just seem so very far away from design choices in other languages without being particularly ergonomic or aesthetically appealing
  • kyllo 4y ago
    The data types make sense to statisticians. Ordered factors are great when you need to fit, say, an ordered logit regression model.
  • mike_ivanov 4y ago
    Which coercion specifically are you talking about? Could you give an example? Weird data types: R had been designed for and by statisticians with their specific needs in mind, which indeed could look weird to regular people.