R versus Python for bioinformatics

Which programming language should you learn if you want to start doing bioinformatics? I do a basic comparison between R and python in this video.

Both the R programming language and Python are very valuable tools for bioinformatics and data analysis but there are key differences between the two.

Note: Having at least a basic understanding of how to use Linux BASH and pathing is also very important, but I don't cover that here.

[oksaubercool]

I think R has more sophisticated statistics packages. Actually R should be seen as a language for statistical programming, while python is more of a general data science and developing language

[justinasmus]

This was a really interesting take on the 2 different languages and I liked that you included some actual data to support your reasoning. Just one question though, isn't it then also true that because not many people are using R or learning R anymore, this in itself makes someone that can use R proficiently stand out from the rest? Just asking out of interest, although I have heard from others that now work in industry as senior bioinformaticians that they pretty much just use python for everything and have precompiled python code they use for most tasks.

[ykoy]

I love your videos. It is so helpful. Thank you so much for sharing these great videos.

[yanshixiong]

great content, languages just different, don't have to be good or bad.

[betsi]

I truly prefer python for me it is easy, Even to understand others people code

[johneagle]

Which is better Linux or Windows? Are you a cat person or a dog person? Do you vote republican or democrat? These things do not make sense...