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R Weekly Highlights

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Eric Nantz

The R Weekly podcast offers a quick description of the latest highlighted stories and other stories from the latest R Weekly issue, as curated by the R Weekly team and R community.

#192

Issue 2025-W01 Highlights

The R Weekly Highlights podcast returns for Our first episode of 2025! We learn how hosted and self-hostem LLM's perform in the summarization of Bluesky R posts, as well as how models hosted on Azure infrastructure summarize cycling destinations. Lastly, we visit the visualization corner once again to bring a little (or a lot) of color in your next graphics created with R.Episode Links ---This week's curator: Batool Almarzouq - [@batool664] (https://twitter.com/batool664) (X/Twitter) --- [Bluesky conversation analysis with local and frontier LLMs with R/Tidyverse] (https://blog.stephenturner.us/p/bluesky-analysis-claude-llama-tidyverse) . --- [Harnessing Azure OpenAI and R for Web Content Summarisation: A Practical Guide with rvest and tidyverse] (https://martinctc.github.io/blog/harness-azure-openai-and-r-summarisation-rvest/) --- [Working with colours in R] (https://nrennie.rbind.io/blog/colours-in-r/) ---Entire issue available at [rweekly.org/2025-W01] (https://rweekly.org/2025-W01.html) Supplement Resources ---Rasa open-source documentation [https://rasa.com/docs/rasa/] (https://rasa.com/docs/rasa/) ---Brand.yml [https://posit-dev.github.io/brand-yml/] (https://posit-dev.github.io/brand-yml/) ---{rix} updates [https://docs.ropensci.org/rix/news/index.html] (https://docs.ropensci.org/rix/news/index.html) ---Strategic Investment Analysis: Key Questions Generated by DoTadda’s Knowledge Platform [https://www.spsanderson.com/steveondata/posts/2024-12-26/] (https://www.spsanderson.com/steveondata/posts/2024-12-26/) Supporting the show ---Use the contact page at [https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact] (https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact) to send us your feedback --- [R-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/1062040) - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with [Alby] (https://getalby.com/) , and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index. ---A new way to think about value: [https://value4value.info] (https://value4value.info) ---Get in touch with us on social media ------Eric Nantz: [@rpodcast@podcastindex.social] (https://podcastindex.social/@rpodcast) (Mastodon), [@rpodcast.bsky.social] (https://bsky.app/profile/rpodcast.bsky.social) (BlueSky) and [@theRcast] (https://twitter.com/theRcast) (X/Twitter) ------Mike Thomas: [@mike_thomas@fosstodon.org] (https://fosstodon.org/@mike_thomas) (Mastodon), [@mike-thomas.bsky.social] (https://bsky.app/profile/mike-thomas.bsky.social) (BlueSky), and [@mike_ketchbrook] (https://twitter.com/mike_ketchbrook) (X/Twitter) Music powered by [OCRemix] (https://ocremix.org/) ---Peacemaker - Sonic Adventure - halc - [https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02187] (https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02187) ---The Quick and the Blue - Mega Man 2 - The Megas - [https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02090] (https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02090) ... Read more

8 hrs Ago

48 MINS

48:07

8 hrs Ago

#191

Issue 2024-W51 Highlights

An evolution of asynchronous programming techniques to boost your Shiny apps, how a puzzle from over a century ago could tip the scales for mathematics algorithms solvable in R, and solving the recent 2024 Advent of Code puzzles with data.table.Episode Links ---This week's curator: Colin Fay - [@colinfay@fosstodon.org] (https://fosstodon.org/@colinfay) [@_ColinFay]]( [https://twitter.com/_ColinFay)] (https://twitter.com/_ColinFay)) (X/Twitter) [@colinfay.bsky.social] (https://bsky.app/profile/colinfay.bsky.social) --- [Parallel and Asynchronous Programming in Shiny with future, promise, future_promise, and ExtendedTask] (https://rtask.thinkr.fr/parallel-and-asynchronous-programming-in-shiny-with-future-promise-future_promise-and-extendedtask/) --- [Writing Signed Trinary: or, Back To the Four Weights Problem] (https://rworks.dev/posts/back-to-four-weights/) --- [Advent of Code with data.table: Week One] (https://rdatatable-community.github.io/The-Raft/posts/2024-12-07-advent_of_code-kelly_bodwin/) ---Entire issue available at [rweekly.org/2024-W51] (https://rweekly.org/2024-W51.html) Supplement Resources ---Futureverse - A Unifying Parallelization Framework in R for Everyone [https://www.futureverse.org/] (https://www.futureverse.org/) ---Non-blocking operations with ExtendedTask [https://shiny.posit.co/r/articles/improve/nonblocking/] (https://shiny.posit.co/r/articles/improve/nonblocking/) ---Asynchronous Shiny apps with crew and mirai [https://wlandau.github.io/crew/articles/shiny.html] (https://wlandau.github.io/crew/articles/shiny.html) ---Bachet’s Four Weights Problem [https://rworks.dev/posts/four-weights/] (https://rworks.dev/posts/four-weights/) ---Advent of Code 2024 [https://adventofcode.com/] (https://adventofcode.com/) ---Lime Bikes Summary Dashboard [https://jokasan.github.io/Lime_Dash/] (https://jokasan.github.io/Lime_Dash/) Chapter image credits ---Advent of Code [https://thenewstack.io/advent-of-codes-programming-puzzles-set-new-global-record/] (https://thenewstack.io/advent-of-codes-programming-puzzles-set-new-global-record/) Supporting the show ---Use the contact page at [https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact] (https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact) to send us your feedback --- [R-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/1062040) - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with [Alby] (https://getalby.com/) , and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index. ---A new way to think about value: [https://value4value.info] (https://value4value.info) ---Get in touch with us on social media ------Eric Nantz: [@rpodcast@podcastindex.social] (https://podcastindex.social/@rpodcast) (Mastodon), [@rpodcast.bsky.social] (https://bsky.app/profile/rpodcast.bsky.social) (BlueSky) and [@theRcast] (https://twitter.com/theRcast) (X/Twitter) ------Mike Thomas: [@mike_thomas@fosstodon.org] (https://fosstodon.org/@mike_thomas) (Mastodon), [@mike-thomas.bsky.social] (https://bsky.app/profile/mike-thomas.bsky.social) (BlueSky), and [@mike_ketchbrook] (https://twitter.com/mike_ketchbrook) (X/Twitter) Music credits powered by [OCRemix] (https://ocremix.org/) ---J-Type - Tetris - Nostalvania - [https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04401] (https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04401) ---I Just Skipped Time Yesterday - Puyo Puyo - Rexy - [https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03941] (https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03941) ... Read more

18 Dec 2024

39 MINS

39:40

18 Dec 2024

#190

Issue 2024-W50 Highlights

The future of R-Universe looks even brighter for 2025 and beyond, revisiting the key factors for possibly switching to the Positron IDE, and why there is more than meets the eyes when it comes to the potential of LLMs and AI (even in highly-regulated industries).Episode Links ---This week's curator: Eric Nantz - [@rpodcast@podcastindex.social] (https://podcastindex.social/@rpodcast) (Mastodon), [@rpodcast.bsky.social] (https://bsky.app/profile/rpodcast.bsky.social) (BlueSky), and [@theRcast] (https://twitter.com/theRcast) (X/Twitter) --- [R-Universe Named R Consortium’s Newest Top Level Project] (https://r-consortium.org/posts/r-universe-named-r-consortiums-newest-top-level-project/) --- [Positron vs RStudio - is it time to switch?] (https://www.jumpingrivers.com/blog/why-move-to-positron-r/) --- [Summer is Coming: AI for Shiny, R, and Pharma] (https://youtu.be/AfMa1CVUdXU?si=N_Yje0MSrjM9kugB) ---Entire issue available at [rweekly.org/2024-W50] (https://rweekly.org/2024-W50.html) Supplement Resources ---rOpenSci Blog Post [https://ropensci.org/blog/2024/12/03/r-universe-r-consortium-tlp/] (https://ropensci.org/blog/2024/12/03/r-universe-r-consortium-tlp/) ---Positron IDE - A new IDE for data science [https://drmowinckels.io/blog/2024/positron/] (https://drmowinckels.io/blog/2024/positron/) ---Fun with Positron [https://www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2024/07/08/fun-with-positron/] (https://www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2024/07/08/fun-with-positron/) ---Open VSX Registry [https://open-vsx.org] (https://open-vsx.org) ---Power Mode Extension [https://open-vsx.org/extension/hoovercj/vscode-power-mode] (https://open-vsx.org/extension/hoovercj/vscode-power-mode) ---Joe Cheng's slides from R/Pharma keybote [https://jcheng5.github.io/pharma-ai-2024/#/title-slide] (https://jcheng5.github.io/pharma-ai-2024/#/title-slide) ---R Consortium Submissions Pilot 2 Shiny Application [https://github.com/RConsortium/submissions-pilot2] (https://github.com/RConsortium/submissions-pilot2) ---Daniel Sebanes Bove & Joe Cheng - Discussion of R/Pharma Keynote [https://youtu.be/AU1MmcXYnJ0?si=A3V9JHYdZLiz-lvv] (https://youtu.be/AU1MmcXYnJ0?si=A3V9JHYdZLiz-lvv) ---Practical Tips for Using Generative AI in Data Science Workflows [https://youtu.be/rPeOdc8jTSE?si=APtIhpRqlh2I_Ek1] (https://youtu.be/rPeOdc8jTSE?si=APtIhpRqlh2I_Ek1) ---Apple Music Wrapped in R [https://www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2024/12/04/apple-music-wrapped-r/] (https://www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2024/12/04/apple-music-wrapped-r/) ---Predicting Best Picture at the 2025 Academy Awards [https://www.markhw.com/blog/oscars2025] (https://www.markhw.com/blog/oscars2025) ---Navidrome - Your Personal Streaming Service [https://www.navidrome.org/] (https://www.navidrome.org/) ---Scrubbing your music with Maloja [https://wenkdth.org/posts/maloja-scrobbling/] (https://wenkdth.org/posts/maloja-scrobbling/) Supporting the show ---Use the contact page at [https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact] (https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact) to send us your feedback --- [R-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/1062040) - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with [Alby] (https://getalby.com/) , and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index. ---A new way to think about value: [https://value4value.info] (https://value4value.info) ---Get in touch with us on social media ------Eric Nantz: [@rpodcast@podcastindex.social] (https://podcastindex.social/@rpodcast) (Mastodon), [@rpodcast.bsky.social] (https://bsky.app/profile/rpodcast.bsky.social) (BlueSky) and [@theRcast] (https://twitter.com/theRcast) (X/Twitter) ------Mike Thomas: [@mike_thomas@fosstodon.org] (https://fosstodon.org/@mike_thomas) (Mastodon), [@mike-thomas.bsky.social] (https://bsky.app/profile/mike-thomas.bsky.social) (BlueSky), and [@mike_ketchbrook] (https://twitter.com/mike_ketchbrook) (X/Twitter) Music credits powered by [OCRemix] (https://ocremix.org/) ---The Traveling Band's Last Song - Wild Arms: Armed and Dangerous - Artem Bank - [https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02588] (https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02588) ---Secrets Abound - Final Fantasy - Midgarian Sky - [https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02452] (https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02452) ... Read more

11 Dec 2024

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:28

11 Dec 2024

#189

Issue 2024-W49 Highlights

As the holiday season enters the picture, learn how a humble R package helps you to give thanks to the contributors of your open-source package. Plus a practical introduction to missing value interpolation with a tried-and-true R package with a rich history, and a comprehensive analysis to predict an NBA superstar's next shot result (who has made a lot of shots already in his career).Episode Links ---This week's curator: Jon Carroll - [@jonocarroll@fosstodon.org] (https://fosstodon.org/@jonocarroll) (Mastodon) & [@carroll_jono] (https://twitter.com/carroll_jono) (X/Twitter) --- [Give Thanks with the allcontributors Package] (https://ropensci.org/blog/2024/11/26/allcontributors/) --- [How to Interpolate Missing Values in R: A Step-by-St] (https://www.spsanderson.com/steveondata/posts/2024-11-28/) [https://github.com/ropensci/allcontributors/?tab=readme-ov-file#contributorsep] (https://github.com/ropensci/allcontributors/?tab=readme-ov-file#contributorsep) [ Guide with Examples] (https://www.spsanderson.com/steveondata/posts/2024-11-28/) --- [Predicting NBA Score Plays - Steph Curry Shots] (https://jokasan.github.io/spicy_like_curry/) ---Entire issue available at [rweekly.org/2024-W49] (https://rweekly.org/2024-W49.html) Supplement Resources ---allcontributors - Acknowledge all contributors to a project [https://docs.ropensci.org/allcontributors/] (https://docs.ropensci.org/allcontributors/) ---Contributor section of {allcontributors} README [https://github.com/ropensci/allcontributors/?tab=readme-ov-file#contributors] (https://github.com/ropensci/allcontributors/?tab=readme-ov-file#contributors) ---zoo - S3 Infrastructure for Regular and Irregular Time Series [https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/zoo/index.html] (https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/zoo/index.html) ---mice - Multivariate Imputation by Chained Equations [https://amices.org/mice/] (https://amices.org/mice/) ---naniar - Data structures, summaries, and visualization for missing data [http://naniar.njtierney.com/] (http://naniar.njtierney.com/) ---hoopR - Data and tools for men's basketball [https://hoopr.sportsdataverse.org/] (https://hoopr.sportsdataverse.org/) ---BasketballAnalyzeR - Analysis and Visualization of Basketball Data [https://github.com/sndmrc/BasketballAnalyzeR/tree/master] (https://github.com/sndmrc/BasketballAnalyzeR/tree/master) ---Optimizing R/Shiny App Performance with Advanced Caching Techniques [https://www.appsilon.com/post/r-shiny-caching-techniques] (https://www.appsilon.com/post/r-shiny-caching-techniques) Supporting the show ---Use the contact page at [https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact] (https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact) to send us your feedback --- [R-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/1062040) - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with [Alby] (https://getalby.com/) , and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index. ---A new way to think about value: [https://value4value.info] (https://value4value.info) ---Get in touch with us on social media ------Eric Nantz: [@rpodcast@podcastindex.social] (https://podcastindex.social/@rpodcast) (Mastodon), [@rpodcast.bsky.social] (https://bsky.app/profile/rpodcast.bsky.social) (BlueSky) and [@theRcast] (https://twitter.com/theRcast) (X/Twitter) ------Mike Thomas: [@mike_thomas@fosstodon.org] (https://fosstodon.org/@mike_thomas) (Mastodon), [@mike-thomas.bsky.social] (https://bsky.app/profile/mike-thomas.bsky.social) (BlueSky), and [@mike_ketchbrook] (https://twitter.com/mike_ketchbrook) (X/Twitter) Music credits powered by [OCRemix] (https://ocremix.org/) ---Diddy Kong Luau Party - Diddy Kong Racing - Guifrog - [https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02794] (https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02794) ---From Downtown - NBA Jam - ktriton, Mustin, Steve Lella - [https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02111] (https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02111) ... Read more

04 Dec 2024

43 MINS

43:36

04 Dec 2024

#188

Issue 2024-W48 Highlights

What a way to close out the month of November with this batch of highlights! The ultimate teaser for the first-ever native mobile Shiny application (and yes, it is real), how you can expand your network on Bluesky from the friendly confines of R, and the potential of the S7 object-oriented paradigm to streamline and validate function parameters. Plus late-breaking news on the integrations of Bluesky and Quarto!Episode Links ---This week's curator: Tony Elhabr - [@tonyelhabr@skrimmage.com ] (https://mastodon.skrimmage.com/@tonyelhabr) (Mastodon) & [@TonyElHabr] (https://twitter.com/TonyElHabr) (X/Twitter) --- [You’ve Been Waiting for Native Mobile Apps with R? The Wait Is Over.] (https://rtask.thinkr.fr/youve-been-waiting-for-native-mobile-apps-with-r-the-wait-is-over/) --- [Expand your Bluesky network with R and the atrrr package] (https://blog.stephenturner.us/p/expand-your-bluesky-network-with-r) --- [S7 & Options objects - reimagining readr::read_csv()] (https://josiahparry.com/posts/2024-11-21-s7-options-objects) ---Entire issue available at [rweekly.org/2024-W48] (https://rweekly.org/2024-W48.html) Supplement Resources ---Obtainium: Get Android apps straight from the source [https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium] (https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium) ---F-Droid: Free and open-source Android app repository [https://f-droid.org/en/] (https://f-droid.org/en/) ---{atttr} Wrapper for the AT protocol behind Bluesky [https://jbgruber.github.io/atrrr/] (https://jbgruber.github.io/atrrr/) ---Bluesky network analyzer [https://bsky-follow-finder.theo.io] (https://bsky-follow-finder.theo.io) ---Bluesky comments extension (James Blastula) [https://quarto.thecoatlessprofessor.com/bluesky-comments/] (https://quarto.thecoatlessprofessor.com/bluesky-comments/) ---Bluesky comments for Quarto (Garrick Aiden-Buie) [https://pkg.garrickadenbuie.com/quarto-bluesky-comments/] (https://pkg.garrickadenbuie.com/quarto-bluesky-comments/) ---Classes and objects (S7 documentation) [https://rconsortium.github.io/S7/articles/classes-objects.html] (https://rconsortium.github.io/S7/articles/classes-objects.html) ---{roxy.shinylive} A roxygen2 extension for Shinylive [https://insightsengineering.github.io/roxy.shinylive/main/] (https://insightsengineering.github.io/roxy.shinylive/main/) ---Introducing WebR to TLG Catalog (Pawel's talk from R/Pharma 2024) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaoDUrUscZA] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaoDUrUscZA) ---Spotify Wrapped: R and ggplot2 Edition [https://rpubs.com/colebaril/spotify-wrapped] (https://rpubs.com/colebaril/spotify-wrapped) ---Navidrome: Your personal music streaming service [https://www.navidrome.org/] (https://www.navidrome.org/) ---Tailscale [https://tailscale.com/] (https://tailscale.com/) Supporting the show ---Use the contact page at [https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact] (https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact) to send us your feedback --- [R-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/1062040) - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with [Alby] (https://getalby.com/) , and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index. ---A new way to think about value: [https://value4value.info] (https://value4value.info) ---Get in touch with us on social media ------Eric Nantz: [@rpodcast@podcastindex.social] (https://podcastindex.social/@rpodcast) (Mastodon), [@rpodcast.bsky.social] (https://bsky.app/profile/rpodcast.bsky.social) (BlueSky) and [@theRcast] (https://twitter.com/theRcast) (X/Twitter) ------Mike Thomas: [@mike_thomas@fosstodon.org] (https://fosstodon.org/@mike_thomas) (Mastodon), [@mike-thomas.bsky.social] (https://bsky.app/profile/mike-thomas.bsky.social) (BlueSky), and [@mike_ketchbrook] (https://twitter.com/mike_ketchbrook) (X/Twitter) Music credits powered by [OCRemix] (https://ocremix.org/) ---Cammy's London Drizzle - Super Street Fighter II - MkVaff - [https://sf2.ocremix.org/] (https://sf2.ocremix.org/) ---Voodoo, Roots 'n Grog - Secret of Monkey Island - Diggi Dis feat. Alex Jones - [https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02180] (https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02180) ... Read more

27 Nov 2024

47 MINS

47:37

27 Nov 2024

#187

Issue 2024-W47 Highlights

A summary of key contributions to the R language itself from R Dev Day at the Shiny in Production conference, and visualizing ice thickness in Greenland with the power of the tidyverse and leaflet.Episode Links ---This week's curator: Jon Calder - [@jonmcalder@fosstodon.org] (https://fosstodon.org/@jonmcalder) (Mastodon) & [@jonmcalder] (https://twitter.com/jonmcalder) (X/Twitter) --- [R Dev Day @ SIP 2024] (https://www.jumpingrivers.com/blog/r-dev-day-2024/) --- [Greenland ice thickness] (https://r.iresmi.net/posts/2024/arctic/) ---Entire issue available at [rweekly.org/2024-W47] (https://rweekly.org/2024-W47.html) Supplement Resources ---R Contribution Working Group [https://contributor.r-project.org/working-group] (https://contributor.r-project.org/working-group) ---R Translations Status Dashboard [https://contributor.r-project.org/translations-dashboard/] (https://contributor.r-project.org/translations-dashboard/) ---R Development Guide [https://contributor.r-project.org/rdevguide/] (https://contributor.r-project.org/rdevguide/) ---Connect local Positron IDE to Gitpod via SSH? [https://github.com/r-devel/r-dev-env/issues/193#issuecomment-2383816303] (https://github.com/r-devel/r-dev-env/issues/193#issuecomment-2383816303) Supporting the show ---Use the contact page at [https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact] (https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact) to send us your feedback --- [R-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/1062040) - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with [Alby] (https://getalby.com/) , and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index. ---A new way to think about value: [https://value4value.info] (https://value4value.info) ---Get in touch with us on social media ------Eric Nantz: [@rpodcast@podcastindex.social] (https://podcastindex.social/@rpodcast) (Mastodon), [@rpodcast.bsky.social] (https://bsky.app/profile/rpodcast.bsky.social) (BlueSky) and [@theRcast] (https://twitter.com/theRcast) (X/Twitter) ------Mike Thomas: [@mike_thomas@fosstodon.org] (https://fosstodon.org/@mike_thomas) (Mastodon), [@mike-thomas.bsky.social] (https://bsky.app/profile/mike-thomas.bsky.social) (BlueSky), and [@mike_ketchbrook] (https://twitter.com/mike_ketchbrook) (X/Twitter) Music credits powered by [OCRemix] (https://ocremix.org/) ---Ice Cap Zone (Pulse Mix) - Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - MkVaff - [https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04400] (https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04400) ... Read more

21 Nov 2024

27 MINS

27:49

21 Nov 2024

#186

Issue 2024-W46 Highlights

The innovations of the R community never cease to amaze us! How a programmatic approach to generating markdown was vital to a high-profile Quarto site, a novel infograph of Bob's Burgers sentiment analysis, and updates to the next evolution of object-oriented programming in R.Episode Links ---This week's curator: Ryo Nakagawara - [@R_by_Ryo@mstdn.social] (https://mstdn.social/@R_by_Ryo) (Mastodon) & [@R_by_Ryo] (https://twitter.com/R_by_Ryo) ) (X/Twitter) --- [Guide to generating and rendering computational markdown content programmatically with Quarto] (https://www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2024/11/04/render-generated-r-chunks-quarto/) --- [Bob’s Burgers Episode Fingerprints by Season] (https://stevenponce.netlify.app/projects/standalone_visualizations/sa_2024-11-11.html) --- [S7 0.2.0] (https://www.tidyverse.org/blog/2024/11/s7-0-2-0/) ---Entire issue available at [rweekly.org/2024-W46] (https://rweekly.org/2024-W46.html) Supporting the show ---Use the contact page at [https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact] (https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact) to send us your feedback --- [R-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/1062040) - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with [Alby] (https://getalby.com/) , and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index. ---A new way to think about value: [https://value4value.info] (https://value4value.info) ---Get in touch with us on social media ------Eric Nantz: [@rpodcast@podcastindex.social] (https://podcastindex.social/@rpodcast) (Mastodon) and [@theRcast] (https://twitter.com/theRcast) (X/Twitter) ------Mike Thomas: [@mike-thomas.bsky.social] (https://bsky.app/profile/mike-thomas.bsky.social) & [@mike_thomas@fosstodon.org] (https://fosstodon.org/@mike_thomas) (Mastodon) & [@mike_ketchbrook] (https://twitter.com/mike_ketchbrook) (X/Twitter) Music credits powered by [OCRemix] (https://ocremix.org/) ---Cammy's London Drizzle - Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers - MkVaff - [https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00453] (https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00453) ---Bar Hopping - Streets of Rage 2 - jaxx - [https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00437] (https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00437) ... Read more

15 Nov 2024

49 MINS

49:41

15 Nov 2024

#185

Issue 2024-W45 Highlights

Eric's flying solo this week, but the show goes on! The eagerly-anticipated recordings of the 2024 Posit conference are now available and Eric shares a few of his favorite gems, plus the Quarto publishing system takes center stage with how GitHub actions brings automation to report generation, and a terrific batch of answers to the recent R/Pharma workshop on building parameterized Quarto reports in R.Episode Links ---This week's curator: Batool Almarzouq - [@batool664] (https://twitter.com/batool664) (X/Twitter) --- [Talk recordings and workshop materials from posit::conf(2024)] (https://posit.co/blog/talks-and-workshops-from-posit-conf-2024/) --- [3MW (Automate Anything With R & GitHub Actions)] (https://3mw.albert-rapp.de/p/automate-anything-with-r-github-actions) --- [Parameterized plots and reports with R and Quarto] (https://nrennie.rbind.io/blog/parameterized-plots-reports-r-quarto/) ---Entire issue available at [rweekly.org/2024-W45] (https://rweekly.org/2024-W45.html) Supplement Resources ---Eric's recap of the Posit conference experience in episode 174 [https://serve.podhome.fm/episodepage/r-weekly-highlights/174] (https://serve.podhome.fm/episodepage/r-weekly-highlights/174) ---Eric's talk on web-assembly for shiny-based clinical submissions [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC78WbnwnIs] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC78WbnwnIs) ---Introducing Positron [https://youtu.be/8uRcB34Hhsw] (https://youtu.be/8uRcB34Hhsw) ---We CAN have nice Shiny apps: What's new in Shiny's UI & UX (Greg Swinehart) [https://youtu.be/FPc5PJRWHsk] (https://youtu.be/FPc5PJRWHsk) ---Closeread: Bringing Scrollytelling to Quarto (Andrew Bray) [https://youtu.be/KqLxy66B3lQ] (https://youtu.be/KqLxy66B3lQ) ---Closeread Posit Contest [https://posit.co/blog/closeread-prize-announcement/] (https://posit.co/blog/closeread-prize-announcement/) ---Collection of Quarto GitHub Actions [https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-actions] (https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-actions) ---Data Wrangling for Python or R Like a Boss With DuckDB [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GELhdezYmP0] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GELhdezYmP0) ---Eric's advanced use of GitHub actions for the R Pilot Submissions web-assembly app infrastructure: [https://github.com/RConsortium/submissions-pilot4-webR] (https://github.com/RConsortium/submissions-pilot4-webR) ---Nicola Rennie's R/Pharma workshop materials for parameterized reports with R and Quarto [https://nrennie.rbind.io/r-pharma-2024-parameterized-reports/] (https://nrennie.rbind.io/r-pharma-2024-parameterized-reports/) ---The Ultimate Guide to Creating Lists in R: From Basics to Advanced Examples [https://www.spsanderson.com/steveondata/posts/2024-10-29/] (https://www.spsanderson.com/steveondata/posts/2024-10-29/) Supporting the show ---Use the contact page at [https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact] (https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact) to send us your feedback --- [R-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/1062040) - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with [Alby] (https://getalby.com/) , and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index. ---A new way to think about value: [https://value4value.info] (https://value4value.info) ---Get in touch with us on social media ------Eric Nantz: [@rpodcast@podcastindex.social] (https://podcastindex.social/@rpodcast) (Mastodon) and [@theRcast] (https://twitter.com/theRcast) (X/Twitter) ------Mike Thomas: [@mike_thomas@fosstodon.org] (https://fosstodon.org/@mike_thomas) (Mastodon) and [@mike_ketchbrook] (https://twitter.com/mike_ketchbrook) (X/Twitter) Music credits powered by [OCRemix] (https://ocremix.org/) ---Divinity - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Nostalvania - [https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03442] (https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03442) ---Smoke & Marbles - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - Emunator, ZackParrish, Lucas Guimaraes - [https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04714] (https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04714) ... Read more

06 Nov 2024

43 MINS

43:04

06 Nov 2024

#184

Issue 2024-W43 Highlights

Bringing tidy principles to a fundamental visualization for gene expressions, being on your best "behavior" for organizing your tests, and how data.table stacks up to DuckDB and polars for reshaping your data layouts.Episode Links ---This week's curator: Jon Carroll - [@jonocarroll@fosstodon.org] (https://fosstodon.org/@jonocarroll) (Mastodon) & [@carroll_jono] (https://twitter.com/carroll_jono) (X/Twitter) --- [Exploring the tidyHeatmap R package] (https://tomsing1.github.io/blog/posts/tidyHeatmap/) --- [Don't Expect That "Function Works Correctly", Do This Instead] (https://jakubsob.github.io/blog/how-to-improve-your-unit-test-titles/) --- [Comparing data.table reshape to duckdb and polars] (https://rdatatable-community.github.io/The-Raft/posts/2024-10-17-duckdb_polars_reshape-toby_hocking/) ---Entire issue available at [rweekly.org/2024-W43] (https://rweekly.org/2024-W43.html) Supplement Resources ---tidyHeatmap: Draw heatmap simply using a tidy data frame [https://stemangiola.github.io/tidyHeatmap/] (https://stemangiola.github.io/tidyHeatmap/) ---Novel App knock-in mouse model shows key features of amyloid pathology and reveals profound metabolic dysregulation of microglia [https://molecularneurodegeneration.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13024-022-00547-7] (https://molecularneurodegeneration.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13024-022-00547-7) ---Shiny App-Packages chapter on writing tests and specifications [https://mjfrigaard.github.io/shiny-app-pkgs/test_specs.html] (https://mjfrigaard.github.io/shiny-app-pkgs/test_specs.html) ---WANT CLEANER UNIT TESTS? TRY ARRANGE, ACT, ASSERT COMMENTS [https://jakubsob.github.io/blog/want-cleaner-test-try-arrange-act-assert/] (https://jakubsob.github.io/blog/want-cleaner-test-try-arrange-act-assert/) ---Super Data Science Podcast 827: Polars: Past, Present and Future, with Polars Creator Ritchie Vink [https://www.superdatascience.com/podcast/827] (https://www.superdatascience.com/podcast/827) ---duckplyr: A DuckDB-backed version for dplyr [https://duckplyr.tidyverse.org/] (https://duckplyr.tidyverse.org/) Supporting the show ---Use the contact page at [https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact] (https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact) to send us your feedback --- [R-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/1062040) - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with [Alby] (https://getalby.com/) , and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index. ---A new way to think about value: [https://value4value.info] (https://value4value.info) ---Get in touch with us on social media ------Eric Nantz: [@rpodcast@podcastindex.social] (https://podcastindex.social/@rpodcast) (Mastodon) and [@theRcast] (https://twitter.com/theRcast) (X/Twitter) ------Mike Thomas: [@mike_thomas@fosstodon.org] (https://fosstodon.org/@mike_thomas) (Mastodon) and [@mike_ketchbrook] (https://twitter.com/mike_ketchbrook) (X/Twitter) Music credits powered by [OCRemix] (https://ocremix.org/) ---Black Feathers in the Sky - Kid Icarus: Uprising - MkVaff - [https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04200] (https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04200) ---Cross-Examination - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - PrototypeRaptor - [https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01846] (https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01846) ... Read more

23 Oct 2024

49 MINS

49:59

23 Oct 2024

#183

Issue 2024-W42 Highlights

A helpful way to organizing your growing collection of unit tests, how interfacing with LLMs just got easier in the R ecosystem, and a clever use of AI to summarize a large collection of blog posts.Episode Links ---This week's curator: Eric Nantz: [@rpodcast@podcastindex.social] (https://podcastindex.social/@rpodcast) (Mastodon) and [@theRcast] (https://twitter.com/theRcast) (X/Twitter) --- [Nested unit tests with testthat] (https://rpahl.github.io/r-some-blog/posts/2024-10-07-nested-unit-tests-with-testthat) --- [shinychat: Chat UI component for Shiny for R] (https://github.com/jcheng5/shinychat) --- [Creating post summary with AI from Hugging Face] (https://drmowinckels.io/blog/2024/ai-blog-summary/) ---Entire issue available at [rweekly.org/2024-W42] (https://rweekly.org/2024-W42.html) Supplement Resources ---elmer: Call LLM APIs from R [https://hadley.github.io/elmer/] (https://hadley.github.io/elmer/) ---Joe Cheng's sidebot app (R edition) [https://github.com/jcheng5/r-sidebot] (https://github.com/jcheng5/r-sidebot) ---EDA Reimagined in R: GWalkR + DuckDB for Lightning-Fast Visualizations [https://medium.com/@bruceyu0416/eda-reimagined-in-r-gwalkr-duckdb-for-lightning-fast-visualizations-05b011e8ae39] (https://medium.com/@bruceyu0416/eda-reimagined-in-r-gwalkr-duckdb-for-lightning-fast-visualizations-05b011e8ae39) ---Apache superset [https://superset.apache.org/] (https://superset.apache.org/) ---Postprocessing is coming to tidymodels [https://www.tidyverse.org/blog/2024/10/postprocessing-preview/] (https://www.tidyverse.org/blog/2024/10/postprocessing-preview/) Supporting the show ---Use the contact page at [https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact] (https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact) to send us your feedback --- [R-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/1062040) - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with [Alby] (https://getalby.com/) , and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index. ---A new way to think about value: [https://value4value.info] (https://value4value.info) ---Get in touch with us on social media ------Eric Nantz: [@rpodcast@podcastindex.social] (https://podcastindex.social/@rpodcast) (Mastodon) and [@theRcast] (https://twitter.com/theRcast) (X/Twitter) ------Mike Thomas: [@mike_thomas@fosstodon.org] (https://fosstodon.org/@mike_thomas) (Mastodon) and [@mike_ketchbrook] (https://twitter.com/mike_ketchbrook) (X/Twitter) Music credits powered by [OCRemix] (https://ocremix.org/) ---Pachelbel's Ganon - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - djpretzel - [https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00753] (https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00753) ---Voodoo, Roots 'n Grog - The Secret of Monkey Island - Alex Jones, Diggi Dis - [https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02180] (https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02180) ... Read more

16 Oct 2024

52 MINS

52:30

16 Oct 2024

#182

Issue 2024-W40 Highlights

A monumental achievement for bringing the Nix package manager to reproducible data science, travelling deep through the in-place modification rabbit hole across multiple languages, and a sampling of sage advice from the Data Science Hangout.Episode Links ---This week's curator: Tony Elhabr - [@tonyelhabr@skrimmage.com] (https://mastodon.skrimmage.com/@tonyelhabr) (Mastodon) & [@TonyElHabr] (https://twitter.com/TonyElHabr) (X/Twitter) --- [Reproducible data science with Nix, part 13 -- {rix} is on CRAN!] (https://www.brodrigues.co/blog/2024-09-27-nix_part_13/) --- [In-Place Modifications] (https://jcarroll.com.au/2024/09/25/in-place-modifications/) --- [Data Career Insights: Lessons from four senior leaders in the data space] (https://posit.co/blog/lessons-from-four-senior-leaders-in-the-data-space/) ---Entire issue available at [rweekly.org/2024-W40] (https://rweekly.org/2024-W40.html) Supplement Resources ---rix rOpenSci review: [https://github.com/ropensci/software-review/issues/625] (https://github.com/ropensci/software-review/issues/625) ---Determinate Systems Zero to Nix guide [https://zero-to-nix.com/] (https://zero-to-nix.com/) ---vec - A new vector class with added functionality [https://jonocarroll.github.io/vec/] (https://jonocarroll.github.io/vec/) ---rray - Simple arrays [https://rray.r-lib.org/] (https://rray.r-lib.org/) ---Libby Heeren's podcast Data Humans [https://libbyheeren.com/podcast.html] (https://libbyheeren.com/podcast.html) or [https://datahumans.libsyn.com/site] (https://datahumans.libsyn.com/site) ---A Bayesian Plackett-Luce model in Stan applied to pinball championship data [https://sumsar.net/blog/bayesian-plackett-luce-model-pinball-competition/] (https://sumsar.net/blog/bayesian-plackett-luce-model-pinball-competition/) ---Cover and modify, some tips for R package development [https://masalmon.eu/2024/09/24/cover-modify-r-packages/] (https://masalmon.eu/2024/09/24/cover-modify-r-packages/) Supporting the show ---Use the contact page at [https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact] (https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact) to send us your feedback --- [R-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/1062040) - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with [Alby] (https://getalby.com/) , and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index. ---A new way to think about value: [https://value4value.info] (https://value4value.info) ---Get in touch with us on social media ------Eric Nantz: [@rpodcast@podcastindex.social] (https://podcastindex.social/@rpodcast) (Mastodon) and [@theRcast] (https://twitter.com/theRcast) (X/Twitter) ------Mike Thomas: [@mikethomas@fosstodon.org] (https://fosstodon.org/@mike_thomas) (Mastodon) and [@mikeketchbrook] (https://twitter.com/mike_ketchbrook) (X/Twitter) Music credits powered by [OCRemix] (https://ocremix.org/) ---Torvus Clockwork - Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - DarkeSword - [https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01507] (https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01507) ---Home is Where You Belong - Final Fantasy IX - Reuben Spears, Earth Kid - [https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04135] (https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04135) ... Read more

02 Oct 2024

52 MINS

52:19

02 Oct 2024

#181

Issue 2024-W39 Highlights

How the latest release of patchwork is saving a cozy space for gt tables, a new package in the ggplot2 ecosystem to lend a guide for your guides, and a prime way of using R to brute-force the answer to a mathematical brain-teaser.Episode Links ---This week's curator: Tony Elhabr - [@tonyelhabr@skrimmage.com] (https://mastodon.skrimmage.com/@tonyelhabr) (Mastodon) & [@TonyElHabr] (https://twitter.com/TonyElHabr) (X/Twitter) --- [patchwork 1.3.0] (https://www.tidyverse.org/blog/2024/09/patchwork-1-3-0/) --- [{gguidance}: Extended guide options for 'ggplot2'] (https://github.com/teunbrand/gguidance/) --- [Prime numbers as sums of three squares. by @ellis2013nz] (https://freerangestats.info/blog/2024/09/21/primes-squares) ---Entire issue available at [rweekly.org/2024-W39] (https://rweekly.org/2024-W39.html) Supplement Resources ---gt 0.11.0 release notes [https://gt.rstudio.com/news/index.html#gt-0110] (https://gt.rstudio.com/news/index.html#gt-0110) ---Being free from constraint [https://www.data-imaginist.com/posts/2024-01-05-patchwork-1-2-0/#being-free-from-constraint] (https://www.data-imaginist.com/posts/2024-01-05-patchwork-1-2-0/#being-free-from-constraint) ---gguidance: A guided tour vignette [https://teunbrand.github.io/gguidance/articles/tour.html] (https://teunbrand.github.io/gguidance/articles/tour.html) ---Create a free Llama 3.1 405B-powered chatbot on an R package's GitHub repo in <1 min [https://blog.stephenturner.us/p/create-a-free-llama-405b-llm-chatbot-github-repo-huggingface] (https://blog.stephenturner.us/p/create-a-free-llama-405b-llm-chatbot-github-repo-huggingface) ---Ease renv::restore() by updating your repository to Posit Public Package Manager [https://www.pipinghotdata.com/posts/2024-09-16-ease-renvrestore-by-updating-your-repositories-to-p3m] (https://www.pipinghotdata.com/posts/2024-09-16-ease-renvrestore-by-updating-your-repositories-to-p3m) Supporting the show ---Use the contact page at [https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact] (https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact) to send us your feedback --- [R-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/1062040) - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with [Alby] (https://getalby.com/) , and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index. ---A new way to think about value: [https://value4value.info] (https://value4value.info) ---Get in touch with us on social media ------Eric Nantz: [@rpodcast@podcastindex.social] (https://podcastindex.social/@rpodcast) (Mastodon) and [@theRcast] (https://twitter.com/theRcast) (X/Twitter) ------Mike Thomas: [@mikethomas@fosstodon.org] (https://fosstodon.org/@mike_thomas) (Mastodon) and [@mikeketchbrook] (https://twitter.com/mike_ketchbrook) (X/Twitter) Music credits powered by [OCRemix] (https://ocremix.org/) ---Smoke & Marbles - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - Emunator, ZackParrish, Lucas Guimaraes - [https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04714] (https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04714) ---See Me Again - Valis III - tibonev - [https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04610] (https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04610) ... Read more

25 Sep 2024

42 MINS

42:37

25 Sep 2024

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