The Tidyverse is a true gem in modern programming that deals with data.
This release feels like a nice incremental improvement rather than a revolution. Adding lubridate as a core package will save me a few keystrokes. I also did not know about the conflicts package, but will certainly be using it in the future.
I'm a bit surprised that other "better" programming languages haven't done more to replicate the Tidyverse. The Tidyverse is a masterclass in metaprogramming, and has a pretty big following. While R has some warts as a language, I'm not sure I've seen anything comparable to Tidyverse in terms of scope and influence. I see Julia trying with the Dataframes ecosystem, but it's got a ways to go before that feels cohesive like Tidyverse.
If I could wave a magic wand, I'd get Hadley and the RStudio crew really excited about Julia or Racket. R does have warts, and I dream of the day when something better is as good.
This release feels like a nice incremental improvement rather than a revolution. Adding lubridate as a core package will save me a few keystrokes. I also did not know about the conflicts package, but will certainly be using it in the future.
I'm a bit surprised that other "better" programming languages haven't done more to replicate the Tidyverse. The Tidyverse is a masterclass in metaprogramming, and has a pretty big following. While R has some warts as a language, I'm not sure I've seen anything comparable to Tidyverse in terms of scope and influence. I see Julia trying with the Dataframes ecosystem, but it's got a ways to go before that feels cohesive like Tidyverse.
If I could wave a magic wand, I'd get Hadley and the RStudio crew really excited about Julia or Racket. R does have warts, and I dream of the day when something better is as good.