npm vs R: 30 Metrics Comparison
npm vs R
npm
npm is a Declarative, Imperative programming language first appeared in 2010, designed by Isaac Schlueter. Main use cases: Package Management, Dependency Resolution.
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.
30 Metrics
| Metric | npm | R |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub Stars | 67318 | 58302 |
| Stack Overflow Tags | 893846 | 729989 |
| TIOBE Rank | 17 | 36 |
| RedMonk Rank | 20 | 20 |
| PYPL Rank | 10 | 24 |
| Average Salary (USD) | 132555 | 122736 |
| Job Postings | 43909 | 38329 |
| Benchmarks Score | 0.84 | 1.0 |
| Learning Curve | Hard | Hard |
| Community Size | Very Large | Very Large |
| Documentation Quality | 10 | 8 |
| Ecosystem Maturity | 10 | 10 |
| Industry Adoption | 10 | 8 |
| Type System Complexity | 8 | 9 |
| Concurrency Support | 8 | 8 |
| Performance - Execution Speed | 9 | 8 |
| Performance - Memory Usage | 9 | 9 |
| Performance - Startup Time | 7 | 8 |
| Tooling Quality | 10 | 8 |
| Package Manager Quality | 9 | 9 |
| IDE Support | 9 | 8 |
| Debugging Experience | 9 | 9 |
| GitHub Stars Rank | 3 | 20 |
| Stack Overflow Tags Rank | 1 | 25 |
| Average Salary Rank | 6 | 23 |
| Job Postings Rank | 2 | 22 |
| Benchmarks Rank | 23 | 4 |
| Learning Curve Score | 3 | 2 |
| Community Size Score | 9 | 9 |
| AHP Score | 8.28 | 7.66 |
AHP Score
- npm: 8.28 (#10)
- R: 7.66 (#23)
npm | ######## 8.28
R | ######## 7.66
When to choose npm
Package Management, Dependency Resolution. npm is a Declarative, Imperative programming language first appeared in 2010, designed by Isaac Schlueter. Main use cases: Package Management, Dependency Resolution.
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.
Hello World Example
npm:
npm install express
R:
print('Hello, World!')