Programming languages would step forward once more in the 1990s, with high-level languages like Python, Lua, R, Ruby, and Javascript all coming to the fore. Many of these serve as the backbone of ...

Statistical programming language R has fallen off Tiobe index's list of the 20 most popular languages, having spent three years in the top tier. Tiobe now places R in 21st position and suggests ...

There's no clear agreement about what's behind statistical programming language R's recent apparent rise. Written by Liam Tung, Contributing Writer July 6, 2020 at 5:35 a.m. PT ...

It’s based heavily on a language called S developed in the 60’s and 70’s. It’s called R instead of the expected T because its name was based on the developers’ shared first initial.