alt Hacker News> I almost wish Hadley had forked R to make the tidyverse
I am pretty sure there are R-core members who also wish this is what happened.
> I almost wish Hadley had forked R to make the tidyverse
I am pretty sure there are R-core members who also wish this is what happened.
As someone that's been using R for 20 years, I don't necessarily wish that had happened, but I think the trend to teach intro R using the tidyverse is a bad development. People that use the tidyverse don't realize that it's complex. There are no doubt complex and frustrating parts of base R. For the most basic things, base R is natural. The tidyverse has you piping and using advanced concepts from the start.