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Pros of R Language
Pros of C++
- Performance202
- Control over memory allocation106
- Cross-platform97
- Fast96
- Object oriented84
- Industry standard57
- Smart pointers47
- Templates37
- Gui toolkits16
- Raii16
- Generic programming13
- Control13
- Flexibility13
- Metaprogramming11
- Hardcore9
- Simple5
- Full-fledged containers/collections API5
- Many large libraries5
- Performant multi-paradigm language4
- Large number of Libraries4
- Way too complicated3
- Close to Reality1
- Plenty of useful features1
Pros of R Language
- Data analysis84
- Graphics and data visualization63
- Free54
- Great community45
- Flexible statistical analysis toolkit38
- Easy packages setup27
- Access to powerful, cutting-edge analytics27
- Interactive18
- R Studio IDE13
- Hacky9
- Shiny apps7
- Shiny interactive plots6
- Preferred Medium6
- Automated data reports5
- Cutting-edge machine learning straight from researchers4
- Machine Learning3
- Graphical visualization2
- Flexible Syntax1
Cons of C++
Cons of R Language
Cons of C++
- Slow compilation8
- Unsafe8
- Over-complicated6
- Fragile ABI6
- No standard/mainstream dependency management5
- Templates mess with compilation units4
- Too low level for most tasks3
- Compile time features are a mess1
- Template metaprogramming is insane1
- Segfaults1
- Unreal engine1
Cons of R Language
- Very messy syntax6
- Tables must fit in RAM4
- Arrays indices start with 13
- Messy syntax for string concatenation2
- No push command for vectors/lists2
- Messy character encoding1
- Poor syntax for classes0
- Messy syntax for array/vector combination0
What is C++?
C++ compiles directly to a machine's native code, allowing it to be one of the fastest languages in the world, if optimized.
What is R Language?
R provides a wide variety of statistical (linear and nonlinear modelling, classical statistical tests, time-series analysis, classification, clustering, ...) and graphical techniques, and is highly extensible.
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