[jhbadger]

I probably have written more lines of R than any other language, but I wouldn't say I like it. It is just so useful because of how much stuff is implemented in it already. From time to time I get fed up with it and try to use Python or Julia, but while I like both better as languages, there is always something I would have to spend a week implementing that there already exists an R package for, so I return.

[baldfat]

I have talked with several people who were in your steps and then I mentioned that "hidden" inside of R is a scheme influenced part of the language. I ended up learning Racket, a fork from Scheme, and I have to say my enjoyment of R has grown, especially using it within the tidyverse family.