In episode 209 of R Weekly Highlights we learn ways you can pinpoint just what is slowing down your R code, a novel framing for testing your next plumber API, and the adventures in recreating a NY Times chart entirely with ggplot2.Episode Links<ul><li>This week's curator: Jon Carroll - <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@jonocarroll" target="_blank">@jonocarroll@fosstodon.org</a> (Mastodon) & <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/jonocarroll.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy" target="_blank">@jonocarroll.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy</a> (Bluesky) & <a href="https://twitter.com/carroll_jono" target="_blank">@carroll_jono</a> (X/Twitter)</li><li><a href="https://kbodwin.github.io/paRticles/posts/2025-07-23-speed_test/" target="_blank">Speed Testing Code: Three Levels</a></li><li><a href="https://jakubsobolewski.com/blog/plumber-api" target="_blank">Testing your Plumber APIs from R</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDCJIkY2ihI" target="_blank">Copy the Pros: How to Recreate this NYTimes Chart in R</a></li><li>Entire issue available at <a href="https://rweekly.org/2025-W31.html" target="_blank">rweekly.org/2025-W31</a></li></ul>Supplement Resources<ul><li>Add links discussed in the episode (in place of this sentence)</li><li>Eric and Mike's 2023 Shiny in Production workshop <a href="https://posit-conf-2023.github.io/shiny-r-prod/" target="_blank">https://posit-conf-2023.github.io/shiny-r-prod/</a></li><li>Jakub's R test gallery <a href="https://jakubsobolewski.com/r-tests-gallery/" target="_blank">https://jakubsobolewski.com/r-tests-gallery/</a></li><li>plumber2 - Easy and Powerful Webservers in R <a href="https://posit-dev.github.io/plumber2/" target="_blank">https://posit-dev.github.io/plumber2/</a></li><li>Push straight to prod API development with R and Tensorflow at T-Mobile <a href="https://posit.co/resources/videos/push-straight-to-prod-api-development-with-r-and-tensorflow-at-tmobile/" target="_blank">https://posit.co/resources/videos/push-straight-to-prod-api-development-with-r-and-tensorflow-at-tmobile/</a></li><li>VCR R package by Scott Chamberlain <a href="https://github.com/ropensci/vcr/" target="_blank">https://github.com/ropensci/vcr/</a></li><li>GitHub repository with Spencer's ggplot2 code <a href="https://github.com/Pecners/make_that_chart" target="_blank">https://github.com/Pecners/make_that_chart</a></li></ul>Supporting the show<ul><li>Use the contact page at <a href="https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact" target="_blank">https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact</a> to send us your feedback</li><li><a href="https://podcastindex.org/podcast/1062040" target="_blank">R-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org</a> - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with <a href="https://getalby.com/" target="_blank">Alby</a>, and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index.</li><li>A new way to think about value: <a href="https://value4value.info" target="_blank">https://value4value.info</a></li><li>Get in touch with us on social media<ul><li>Eric Nantz: <a href="https://podcastindex.social/@rpodcast" target="_blank">@rpodcast@podcastindex.social</a> (Mastodon), <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/rpodcast.bsky.social" target="_blank">@rpodcast.bsky.social</a> (BlueSky) and <a href="https://twitter.com/theRcast" target="_blank">@theRcast</a> (X/Twitter)&nbsp;</li><li>Mike Thomas: <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@mike_thomas" target="_blank">@mike_thomas@fosstodon.org</a> (Mastodon), <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mike-thomas.bsky.social" target="_blank">@mike-thomas.bsky.social</a> (BlueSky), and <a href="https://twitter.com/mike_ketchbrook" target="_blank">@mike_ketchbrook</a> (X/Twitter)&nbsp;</li></ul></li></ul>Music credits powered by <a href="https://ocremix.org/" target="_blank">OCRemix</a><ul><li>Digital Saṃsāra - Genshin Impact - OceansAndrew - <a href="https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04775" target="_blank">https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04775</a></li><li>Big Earl Funk - ToeJam & Earl - Zach Chapman, Ian Martyn, newmajoe, Ronin Op F, TheManPF - <a href="https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04785" target="_blank">https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04785</a></li></ul>

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