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Clojure vs R (programming language)

A side-by-side look at Clojure and R (programming language). For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Clojure

Clojure

Development

Clojure is a dynamic, general-purpose programming language that targets the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). It combines the approachability and interactive development of a scripting language with an efficient and robust infrastructure for multithreaded programming.

lispfunctional-programmingjvm
R (programming language)

R (programming language)

Development

R is a free, open-source programming language and software environment for statistical analysis, data visualization, and scientific computing. It is widely used by statisticians, data miners, data analysts, and data scientists for developing statistical software and data analysis.

statisticsdata-analysisdata-visualizationscientific-computingopen-source