R vs Scala: 30 Metrics Comparison
R vs Scala
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.
Scala
Scala is a Object-Oriented, Functional programming language first appeared in 2004, designed by Martin Odersky. Main use cases: Backend Services, Enterprise Applications, Android.
30 Metrics
| Metric | R | Scala |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub Stars | 58302 | 55399 |
| Stack Overflow Tags | 729989 | 668243 |
| TIOBE Rank | 36 | 49 |
| RedMonk Rank | 20 | 51 |
| PYPL Rank | 24 | 56 |
| Average Salary (USD) | 122736 | 108106 |
| Job Postings | 38329 | 32694 |
| Benchmarks Score | 1.0 | 0.77 |
| Learning Curve | Hard | Hard |
| Community Size | Very Large | Large |
| Documentation Quality | 8 | 9 |
| Ecosystem Maturity | 10 | 9 |
| Industry Adoption | 8 | 9 |
| Type System Complexity | 9 | 7 |
| Concurrency Support | 8 | 4 |
| Performance - Execution Speed | 8 | 6 |
| Performance - Memory Usage | 9 | 5 |
| Performance - Startup Time | 8 | 6 |
| Tooling Quality | 8 | 9 |
| Package Manager Quality | 9 | 9 |
| IDE Support | 8 | 9 |
| Debugging Experience | 9 | 9 |
| GitHub Stars Rank | 20 | 25 |
| Stack Overflow Tags Rank | 25 | 32 |
| Average Salary Rank | 23 | 41 |
| Job Postings Rank | 22 | 35 |
| Benchmarks Rank | 4 | 36 |
| Learning Curve Score | 2 | 4 |
| Community Size Score | 9 | 8 |
| AHP Score | 7.66 | 7.17 |
AHP Score
- R: 7.66 (#23)
- Scala: 7.17 (#30)
R | ######## 7.66
Scala | ####### 7.17
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 Scala
Backend Services, Enterprise Applications, Android. Scala is a Object-Oriented, Functional programming language first appeared in 2004, designed by Martin Odersky. Main use cases: Backend Services, Enterprise Applications, Android.
Hello World Example
R:
print('Hello, World!')
Scala:
object Main extends App { println("Hello, World!") }