[R] Newbie Question on R versus Matlab/Octave versus C

[Alan Feuerbacher]

Hi,

I recently learned of the existence of R through a physicist friend who 
uses it in his research. I've used Octave for a decade, and C for 35 
years, but would like to learn R. These all have advantages and 
disadvantages for certain tasks, but as I'm new to R I hardly know how 
to evaluate them. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

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