> My fondest hope is that in the coming decades there arises a new, thoughtfully designed language with the Lispy flexibility of R, but also optional type safety and static analysis affordances.
I think many of us saw Julia as the successor to R. Unfortunately, the package ecosystem---one of R's strongest points---still has a long way to go.
I think many of us saw Julia as the successor to R. Unfortunately, the package ecosystem---one of R's strongest points---still has a long way to go.