Why R Remains Indispensable for Statistical Computing in 2026

In 2026, R has climbed back into the TIOBE top 10 and its package repository CRAN now hosts over 23,000 packages. Lucas and Luna explore why this 30-year-old language is still essential for data science, from the tidyverse and Shiny dashboards to its dominance in biostatistics and academic research. They discuss the role of Posit (formerly RStudio) in building a reproducible ecosystem, and how R's unique strengths—like native data frames and built-in statistical modeling—keep it relevant even as Python expands. If you thought R was fading, this episode will change your mind. #RStats #DataScience #ProgrammingLanguages #Technology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Tidyverse #CRAN #Posit #Shiny #Biostatistics #ReproducibleResearch #StatisticalComputing #TIOBE #OpenSource #RStudio #DataVisualization #Analytics Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo