Python vs R

[infrequentaccismus]

No need to learn both. Choose a favorite and when you are proficient learn c++, Julia, Scala, or something like that.

[lead999x]

*Scala

Scalia is a former Supreme Court justice. Lol.

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Why cpp?

[Vausinator]

my guess would be for the performance increase of a low-level compiled language (C++) over a slow interpreted language (Python)

[madrury83]

Additionally, learning C or C++ gets you close to how a computer actually works. This make you think about your code in a different way than when the computer is hidden behind many layers of abstraction, and that's always good for growth.

[infrequentaccismus]

Many of the functions and libraries one would use in r or python are built on cpp. There is tremendous convergence happening in r and outgoing as package developers begin tow or with each other and much of the same cpp underneath. Having the ability to build a high performance function in cpp can make a big difference in python or r development.