R Weekly Highlights

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.

  1. hace 10 h

    Issue 2026-W28 Highlights

    A set of principles to enhance testing APIs created inside R, and the engine behind automatic reloading of rendered Shiny apps becomes available for new use cases. Episode Links  This week's curator: Jon Calder - @jonmcalder@fosstodon.org (Mastodon) & @jonmcalder (X/Twitter)Testing Your Plumber APIs from Rwatcher 0.2.0: filesystem watching for R, and the engine behind Shiny auto-reloadEntire issue available at rweekly.org/2026-W28 Supplement Resources {plumber2}: https://plumber2.posit.co/{httr2}: https://httr2.r-lib.org/index.html{mirai}: https://mirai.r-lib.org/index.html{nanonext}: https://nanonext.r-lib.org/index.htmlroxygen2 @exampleIF tag https://roxygen2.r-lib.org/articles/rd-functions.html#examples{watcher}: https://watcher.r-lib.org/fswatch https://emcrisostomo.github.io/fswatch/ Supporting the show Use the contact page at https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact to send us your feedbackR-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with Alby, and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index.A new way to think about value: https://value4value.infoGet in touch with us on social mediaEric Nantz: @rpodcast@podcastindex.social (Mastodon), @rpodcast.bsky.social (BlueSky) and @theRcast (X/Twitter) Mike Thomas: @mike_thomas@fosstodon.org (Mastodon), @mike-thomas.bsky.social (BlueSky), and @mike_ketchbrook (X/Twitter)  Music credits powered by OCRemix Relm's Weepy Loop - Final Fantasy 6 - MkVaff - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00178

    33 min

  2. 26 jun

    Issue 2026-W26 Highlights

    The R Core team receives a prestigious award in the world of Statistics, a month-long recognition of the rOpenSci package maintainers, and a collection of helpful tips for obtaining robust R code from AI agents.  Episode Links  This week's curator: Eric Nantz: @rpodcast@podcastindex.social (Mastodon) & @rpodcast.bsky.social (BlueSky) & @theRcast (X/Twitter)2026 Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics Awarded to R Core Team for Transforming Statistics Computing WorldwideCelebrating Our Maintainers during Maintainers Month10 tips for getting better R code from your AI coding agentEntire issue available at rweekly.org/2026-W26 Supplement Resources The Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics 2026 https://www.rousseeuwprize.org/2026{btw} A complete toolkit for connecting R and LLMs https://posit-dev.github.io/btw/ Supporting the show Use the contact page at https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact to send us your feedbackR-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with Alby, and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index.A new way to think about value: https://value4value.infoGet in touch with us on social mediaEric Nantz: @rpodcast@podcastindex.social (Mastodon), @rpodcast.bsky.social (BlueSky) and @theRcast (X/Twitter)Mike Thomas: @mike_thomas@fosstodon.org (Mastodon), @mike-thomas.bsky.social (BlueSky), and @mike_ketchbrook (X/Twitter)  Music credits powered by OCRemix Super Buck II - Super Mario Brothers 2 - Estradasphere - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00577Escape Route - Cave Story - Corran - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01513

    34 min

  3. 20 jun

    Issue 2026-W25 Highlights

    The evolution of Posit's data science agents, robust approaches to unnamed parameters in R functions, and the power of math and visualization collide in an unexpected way. Episode Links  This week's curator: Sam Parmar - @parmsam@fosstodon.org (Mastodon) & @parmsam_ (X/Twitter)A brief and biased history of Posit data science agentsThree small dots for more readable codeLittle useless-useful R functions – Ulam Prime SpiralEntire issue available at rweekly.org/2026-W25Supplement Resources Ulam Spiral Animation Function https://github.com/tomaztk/Useless_R_functions/blob/main/functions/ulam_spiral_animation.REric's new Quarto Terminal Theme https://github.com/rpodcast/quarto-revealjs-terminalSupporting the show Use the contact page at https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact to send us your feedbackR-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with Alby, and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index.A new way to think about value: https://value4value.infoGet in touch with us on social mediaEric Nantz: @rpodcast@podcastindex.social (Mastodon), @rpodcast.bsky.social (BlueSky) and @theRcast (X/Twitter)Mike Thomas: @mike_thomas@fosstodon.org (Mastodon), @mike-thomas.bsky.social (BlueSky), and @mike_ketchbrook (X/Twitter)  Music credits powered by OCRemix Suco de Melancia - Final Fantasy 7 - Red Tailed Fox - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01671The Quick and the Blue - Mega Man 2 - The Megas - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02090

    40 min

  4. 12 jun

    Issue 2026-W24 Highlights

    A friendly reminder on checking customization when upgrading R, how refactoring may not be so tedious when using the Jarl utility, and honest takes on various code smells you can prevent in your next testing suite.  Episode Links  This week's curator: Batool Almarzouq - @batoolmm.bsky.social (Bluesky) & @batool664 (X/Twitter)The Lurking Dangers of the R Version UpdateRefactoring with Jarl: a coffee chat11 Test Smells That Make Your Tests Lie to YouEntire issue available at rweekly.org/2026-W24 Supplement Resources {renv} - Project environments in R https://rstudio.github.io/renv/index.htmlrig - The R installation manager https://github.com/r-lib/rig Supporting the show Use the contact page at https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact to send us your feedbackR-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with Alby, and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index.A new way to think about value: https://value4value.infoGet in touch with us on social mediaEric Nantz: @rpodcast@podcastindex.social (Mastodon), @rpodcast.bsky.social (BlueSky) and @theRcast (X/Twitter)Mike Thomas: @mike_thomas@fosstodon.org (Mastodon), @mike-thomas.bsky.social (BlueSky), and @mike_ketchbrook (X/Twitter)  Music credits powered by OCRemix Vamo alla Django - Final Fantasy 9 - AndyP, Dan Bryant, Fishy - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03579Gurgling Desert Pond - Final Fantasy 1 - blackguitar - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02555

    40 min

  5. 5 jun

    Issue 2026-W23 Highlights

    R is capable of many analyes in the world of data science, but can it build a computer? Also a massive usability feature landing in the latest bslib to power up your cards, and optimizing memory usage with the latest rleases of mirai and mori.  Episode Links  This week's curator: Jonathan Kitt - @jonathankitt.bsky.social (Bluesky)Building a Computer in RIntroducing Toolbars: Supercharge your Cards and InputsA memory model for production async R: mirai 2.7.0 and mori 0.2.0Entire issue available at rweekly.org/2026-W23 Supplement Resources Mike's blog post: Reflections on AI and Security https://blog.ketchbrookanalytics.com/posts/2026-05-28-ai-security/ai-security.html Supporting the show Use the contact page at https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact to send us your feedbackR-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with Alby, and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index.A new way to think about value: https://value4value.infoGet in touch with us on social mediaEric Nantz: @rpodcast@podcastindex.social (Mastodon), @rpodcast.bsky.social (BlueSky) and @theRcast (X/Twitter)Mike Thomas: @mike_thomas@fosstodon.org (Mastodon), @mike-thomas.bsky.social (BlueSky), and @mike_ketchbrook (X/Twitter)  Music credits powered by OCRemix The Unnamed Frontier - Metroid II Return of Samus - Pyro Paper Planes, Viking Guitar - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02892Brushwork - Mario Paint - Fratto, Wiesty, The OC Jazz Collective - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04389

    40 min

  6. 29 may

    Issue 2026-W22 Highlights

    The power of choice is in full effect! How you can leverage GitLab to publish your next Quarto document online, how to bring key R functional paradigms to a Python session, and adding a larger safety net with your unit tests with {mutagen} 0.2.0.  Episode Links  This week's curator: Jon Carroll - @jonocarroll@fosstodon.org (Mastodon) & @jonocarroll.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy (Bluesky) & @carroll_jono (X/Twitter)Deploying Quarto documents with GitLabFunctions over Idioms - Writing R in Python with rfunsmuttest 0.2.0: More Mutators, Better Reporting, and Parallel ExecutionEntire issue available at rweekly.org/2026-W22Supplement Resources Data Science at the Command Line https://datascienceatthecommandline.com/DevOps for Data Science https://do4ds.com/{pak} System Requirements https://pak.r-lib.org/reference/sysreqs.html Supporting the show Use the contact page at https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact to send us your feedbackR-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with Alby, and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index.A new way to think about value: https://value4value.infoGet in touch with us on social mediaEric Nantz: @rpodcast@podcastindex.social (Mastodon), @rpodcast.bsky.social (BlueSky) and @theRcast (X/Twitter)Mike Thomas: @mike_thomas@fosstodon.org (Mastodon), @mike-thomas.bsky.social (BlueSky), and @mike_ketchbrook (X/Twitter)  Music credits powered by OCRemix   Wrestling with Double Bass - Street Fighter II - Malcos - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01270A Simple Flip can Change Fate - Final Fantasy VI - Level 99 - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02692

    45 min

  7. 22 may

    Issue 2026-W21 Highlights

    Applying novel statistical and visualization techniques to predict war duration, why there is more than meets the statistical eye behind a classical model benchmarking statistic, and celebrating a major milestone for pioneers in open science with R.  Episode Links  This week's curator: Colin Fay - @colinfay@fosstodon.org (Mastodon) & @colinfay.bsky.social (Bluesky) & [@_ColinFay]](https://twitter.com/_ColinFay) (X/Twitter)Durations of wars by @ellis2013nzLearning Data Science: Why a High R^2 Can Be Misleading15 Years of rOpenSci, and We're Just Getting Started Entire issue available at rweekly.org/2026-W21 Supplement Resources Correlates of war data set: https://correlatesofwar.org/data-sets/cow-war/tidymodels https://www.tidymodels.org/Donation to rOpenSci https://ropensci.org/donate/Upcoming rOpenSci events https://ropensci.org/events/Software peer review https://ropensci.org/software-review/R Pharma Hangouts recordings https://rinpharma.com/docs/hangout/recordings Supporting the show Use the contact page at https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact to send us your feedbackR-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with Alby, and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index.A new way to think about value: https://value4value.infoGet in touch with us on social mediaEric Nantz: @rpodcast@podcastindex.social (Mastodon), @rpodcast.bsky.social (BlueSky) and @theRcast (X/Twitter)Mike Thomas: @mike_thomas@fosstodon.org (Mastodon), @mike-thomas.bsky.social (BlueSky), and @mike_ketchbrook (X/Twitter)  Music credits powered by OCRemix The Quick and the Blue - Mega Man 2 - The Megas - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02090Serenity & Grace - Chrono Cross - timaeus222 - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04143

    37 min

  8. 15 may

    Issue 2026-W20 Highlights

    A massive milestone for the language that eventually led to the R we know and love, plus a comprehensive look at two popular workflow frameworks across the R and Python ecosystems.   Episode Links  This week's curator: Jon Calder - @jonmcalder@fosstodon.org (Mastodon) & @jonmcalder (X/Twitter)S at 50Comparing R's {targets} and dbt for Data EngineeringEntire issue available at rweekly.org/2026-W20 Supplement Resources Fifty years of S poster https://blog.r-project.org/post/S-at-50/s_at_50_poster.jpgQuarto 2: Parsing and Source Maps https://opensource.posit.co/blog/2026-05-07_quarto-2-parsing/Beyond Feasibility: Learning from FDA’s Response to WebAssembly and Container-Based Submissions https://r-consortium.org/posts/beyond-feasibility-learning-from-fdas-response-to-webassembly-and-container-based-submissions/ Supporting the show Use the contact page at https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact to send us your feedbackR-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with Alby, and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index.A new way to think about value: https://value4value.infoGet in touch with us on social mediaEric Nantz: @rpodcast@podcastindex.social (Mastodon), @rpodcast.bsky.social (BlueSky) and @theRcast (X/Twitter)Mike Thomas: @mike_thomas@fosstodon.org (Mastodon), @mike-thomas.bsky.social (BlueSky), and @mike_ketchbrook (X/Twitter)  Music credits powered by OCRemix J-Type - Tetris - Nostalvania - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04401

    31 min
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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.

Ficha técnica

  • Creado por
    Eric Nantz
  • Años en activo
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodios
    234
  • Clasificación
    Apto
  • Derechos de autor
    © 2024 Eric Nantz
  • Sitio web del podcast
    R Weekly Highlights

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