I only briefly knew R in grad school (circa 2007) but I lived inside Stata for about 7 years, and yeah, while specific frustrations vary, the general tenor...
Then -- I once made a meme to that Oliver Stone Vietnam movie that said "This is my copy of Stata. Without me it is useless. Without it, I am useless. I must cherish it as I cherish my life..." (In the original said of a rifle.) I was good with Stata, fast and precise and never "ugh, okay, let's open a quickie notebook... there goes my morning..."
Then -- I once made a meme to that Oliver Stone Vietnam movie that said "This is my copy of Stata. Without me it is useless. Without it, I am useless. I must cherish it as I cherish my life..." (In the original said of a rifle.) I was good with Stata, fast and precise and never "ugh, okay, let's open a quickie notebook... there goes my morning..."