My own experience was that I came from statistical languages like SAS, bounced right off R, ended up learning Python and then came back to R and was like "ohhhh

My own experience was that I came from statistical languages like SAS, bounced right off R, ended up learning Python and then came back to R and was like "ohhhh…" It's an odd language, that makes assumptions neither group really hold dear to their heart, but it's also intensely useful.