R vs Go: 30 Metrics Comparison
R vs Go
R
R is a Multi-paradigm programming language first appeared in 1993, designed by Ross Ihaka, Robert Gentleman. Main use cases: Data Science, Scientific Computing, Statistics.
Go
Go is a Procedural, Object-Oriented, Generic programming language first appeared in 2009, designed by Google. Main use cases: Systems Programming, Embedded, Performance-Critical Applications.
30 Metrics
| Metric | R | Go |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub Stars | 58302 | 59948 |
| Stack Overflow Tags | 729989 | 818506 |
| TIOBE Rank | 36 | 38 |
| RedMonk Rank | 20 | 31 |
| PYPL Rank | 24 | 32 |
| Average Salary (USD) | 122736 | 115006 |
| Job Postings | 38329 | 40063 |
| Benchmarks Score | 1.0 | 0.82 |
| Learning Curve | Hard | Hard |
| Community Size | Very Large | Large |
| Documentation Quality | 8 | 10 |
| Ecosystem Maturity | 10 | 9 |
| Industry Adoption | 8 | 8 |
| Type System Complexity | 9 | 10 |
| Concurrency Support | 8 | 6 |
| Performance - Execution Speed | 8 | 8 |
| Performance - Memory Usage | 9 | 9 |
| Performance - Startup Time | 8 | 6 |
| Tooling Quality | 8 | 8 |
| Package Manager Quality | 9 | 10 |
| IDE Support | 8 | 8 |
| Debugging Experience | 9 | 8 |
| GitHub Stars Rank | 20 | 19 |
| Stack Overflow Tags Rank | 25 | 17 |
| Average Salary Rank | 23 | 28 |
| Job Postings Rank | 22 | 16 |
| Benchmarks Rank | 4 | 28 |
| Learning Curve Score | 2 | 2 |
| Community Size Score | 9 | 8 |
| AHP Score | 7.66 | 7.5 |
AHP Score
- R: 7.66 (#23)
- Go: 7.5 (#25)
R | ######## 7.66
Go | ######## 7.5
When to choose R
Data Science, Scientific Computing, Statistics, Visualization. R is a Multi-paradigm programming language first appeared in 1993, designed by Ross Ihaka, Robert Gentleman. Main use cases: Data Science, Scientific Computing, Statistics.
When to choose Go
Systems Programming, Embedded, Performance-Critical Applications. Go is a Procedural, Object-Oriented, Generic programming language first appeared in 2009, designed by Google. Main use cases: Systems Programming, Embedded, Performance-Critical Applications.
Hello World Example
R:
print('Hello, World!')
Go:
package main
import "fmt"
func main(){ fmt.Println("Hello, World!") }