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Why I Still Program in R in 2026

On mother tongues, quality gaps, and the quiet comeback of an underestimated language.

R

Python

DataScience

Programming

R or Python? This question has been asked in the data science community so often that it has almost become a meme — articles, blog posts, LinkedIn threads, conference…

Michael Bücker

bunddev: Making bund.dev Analytically Usable in R

From the bund.dev idea to real API constraints and a three-layer R architecture.

R

OpenData

APIs

DataScience

bund.dev is a central infrastructure layer for discovering and documenting APIs from German federal institutions.¹ bunddev translates that principle into an R-oriented…

Michael Bücker