There are two dominant programming languages used for data science nowadays - R and Python, each having its own set of loyal users. Both have their own strengths and weaknesses. In this episode, we look at what each langauge is good and bad at, what kind of people are more likely to use each, and how being able to program in both and switch seamlessly can indeed be a superpower.

Today’s guest is Abdul Majed Raja RS, a Data Scientist at Atlassian. Abdul Majed likes to call himself an Analytics Consultant with over a decade of experience helping organisations solve their business problems. He's also a Content Creator trying to help newcomers navigate the Data Science space easily and learn continuously. You can find him on Twitter and on Youtube at 1littlecoder.

Show Notes:

00:03:00: How Abdul got into analytics
00:05:30: MS Excel in data science
00:07:45: When to use R and when to use Python
00:17:00: What data scientists can learn from software engineers
00:24:30: Graphics and visualisations in R and Python
00:26:45: Machine learning in R and Python
00:29:15: Why the Indian market in Data Science leans towards Python
00:34:45: Working with databases
00:37:30: Building dashboards in R and Python
00:47:00: Working with R *and* Python at the same time
00:51:30: What about Excel and Julia?

Links

I don't like Notebooks - Joel Grus -

Interface between R and Python - reticulate.

Julia Silge Youtube Channel for latest Tidymodels tutorials

Advantages of Using R Notebooks For Data Analysis Instead of Jupyter Notebooks - Max Woolf

Data Chatter is a podcast on all things data. It is a series of conversations with experts and industry leaders in data, and each week we aim to unpack a different compartment of the "data suitcase".

The podcast is hosted by Karthik Shashidhar. He is a blogger, newspaper columnist, book author and a former data and strategy consultant. Karthik currently heads Analytics and Business Intelligence for Delhivery, one of India’s largest logistics companies.

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