It may be niche, but it's a big niche in a data-driven world.

Python may be the second choice to R, but its popularity and ease of use positions it to dominate data science. “When [Netflix’s data science team] started, there was one single kind of data scientist ...

The R language for statistical computing has creeped back into the top 10 in Tiobe’s monthly index of programming language popularity. “Programming language R is known for fitting statisticians and ...