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. 4d ago

    Issue 2026-W43 Highlights

    We learn about the variety of ways you can contribute back to the core of R, a roundup of the excellent choices available for package and environment reproducibility, and an amazing collection of Shiny applications and packages addressing massive needs in bioinformatics … all created in a single internship!  Episode Links  This week's curator: Eric Nantz: @rpodcast@podcastindex.social (Mastodon) & @rpodcast.bsky.social (BlueSky) & @theRcast (X/Twitter)How Do I Contribute to R? A Guide to Getting Involved with R Core{renv}, {rix}, rv, uvr, ir: An explosion of R package and environment managersGenomes, Prompts, and Shiny: What I Built During My Summer at PositEntire issue available at rweekly.org/2026-W43 Supplement Resources R Developer Guide https://contributor.r-project.org/rdevguide/R Dev Container Guide https://contributor.r-project.org/r-dev-env/Package Management in R (R/Pharma Hangout) https://rinpharma.com/docs/hangout/recordings/package_management/ 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 Lost in a Nightmare - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - Palpable - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03001On Wings of Steel - Afterburner - Juan Medrano - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03405

  2. Oct 9

    Issue 2026-W41 Highlights

    A roundtrip between formatted tables and spreadsheets is now very much possible, how {shinyreact} represents a new path for user interface development in Shiny, and a candid take on ownership of code and the products we build from it (including very awesome art). Episode Links  This week's curator: Sam Parmar - @parmsam@fosstodon.org (Mastodon) & @parmsam_ (X/Twitter)From spreadsheet to gt and back againIntroducing shinyreact: React UI backed by a Shiny serverAperiodic tilings with the de Bruijn methodEntire issue available at rweekly.org/2026-W41 Supplement Resources {forgts} - Formatted spreadsheets to gts https://luisdva.github.io/forgts{gtxlsx} - Write gt and HTML tables into {openxlsx2} workbooks https://janmarvin.github.io/gtxlsxBold indicates negative? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJz0779Seto{shinyreact} - Shiny UI infrastructure for React-based component rendering https://posit-dev.github.io/shinyreact/r/index.htmlAgent skills vignette for {shinyreact} https://posit-dev.github.io/shinyreact/r/articles/agent-skills.htmlR + AI conference https://rconsortium.github.io/RplusAI_website/ 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/OCR04401Smoke & Marbles - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - Emunator, ZackParrish, Lucas Guimaraes - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04714

  3. Oct 2

    Issue 2026-W40 Highlights

    After a massive backlog issue sprint, the foundational {knitr} gains terrific updates to supercharge SQL code chunks. The R Project moves to an open source platform for asynchronous communication, and a key technique for bringing the user's perspective on error messages when you test your R package.  Episode Links  This week's curator: Batool Almarzouq - @batoolmm.bsky.social (Bluesky) & @batool664 (X/Twitter)The knitr SQL Engine Grows UpZulip Chat for the R ProjectSnapshotting error messagesEntire issue available at rweekly.org/2026-W40 Supplement Resources A Four-Day {knitr} Issue/PR Backlog Sprint https://yihui.org/en/2026/09/knitr-backlogZulip R-Project signup https://r-project.zulipchat.comA Practical Introduction To Reproducible R with Nix & {rix} https://b-rodrigues.github.io/r_pharma_26/#/title-slide 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 Brinstar Bonsai Garden - Super Metroid - Red Tailed Fox - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01473Dark World Jazz - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Gux - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00156

  4. Sep 25

    Issue 2026-W39 Highlights

    Have you found a rogue line of rm(list=ls()) in your R scripts? Then we have a terrific update to a package to find those environment issues and much more. Plus a candid take on the lifecycle of spreadsheet-creating packages, and how to take matters to your "R" hands when faced with a perplexing reviewer comment. Mike and I also share our takeaways from an eventful posit::conf(2026)!  Episode Links  This week's curator: Colin Fay - @colinfay@fosstodon.org (Mastodon) & @colinfay.bsky.social (Bluesky) & [@_ColinFay]](https://twitter.com/_ColinFay) (X/Twitter)Release: sessioncheck 0.2Ghosts of spreadsheets pastObserved power tells you nothingEntire issue available at rweekly.org/2026-W39 Supplement Resources {sessioncheck} https://sessioncheck.djnavarro.net/Why Every R Package Wrapping External Tools Needs a sitrep() Function https://drmowinckels.io/blog/2026/sitrep-functions/Marimo https://docs.marimo.io 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 A View from the Top (of Shinra HQ) - Final Fantasy VII Remake - TheManPF, Andre Beller, jnWake, Kev Ragone, Michelle Dreyband, newmajoe, Ronin Op F - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04777Hotel Rhumba (I Want to Go Home) - Earthbound - The Pancake Chef - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00526

  5. Sep 11

    Issue 2026-W37 Highlights

    A data-driven investigation on how September is a dangerous month for bikers in Wisconsin, a novel look at the distribution of castles across the globe, and the fundamentals behind an influential analysis method commonly used in experimental designs. Episode Links  This week's curator: Jonathan Kitt - @jonathankitt.bsky.social (Bluesky)Madison bike crashes peak in SeptemberAn Atlas of StoneRepeated measures ANOVA in REntire issue available at rweekly.org/2026-W37 Supplement Resources  Madison Bikes https://www.madisonbikes.orgTidy Tuesday Castlemap dataset https://github.com/rfordatascience/tidytuesday/tree/main/data/2026/2026-09-01Deepali's GitHub repository https://github.com/deepdk {rstatix}: Pipe-friendly Framework for Basic Statistical Tests in R https://rpkgs.datanovia.com/rstatix/ 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/OCR00178Cammy's London Drizzle - Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers - MkVaff - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00453

  6. Sep 4

    Issue 2026-W36 Highlights

    The newest linter on the R block gains a bold new feature in version 0.6.0, and a new package documentation framework altdown enters the world.  Episode Links  This week's curator: Jon Calder - @jonmcalder@fosstodon.org (Mastodon) & @jonmcalder (X/Twitter)Jarl 0.6.0: A fast R linterA new take on documentation sites for R packagesEntire issue available at rweekly.org/2026-W36 Supplement Resources Ark: An R kernel https://github.com/posit-dev/arkArf: Alternative R Frontend https://github.com/eitsupi/arf 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/OCR00577

  7. Aug 28

    Issue 2026-W35 Highlights

    A collection of techniques to unlock creativity for your next visualisation, a look at the exciting present and future of the futurize transpiler package, and how to avoid an all-to-common pitfall managing database connections in mirai daemons. Episode Links  This week's curator: Eric Nantz: @rpodcast@podcastindex.social (Mastodon) & @rpodcast.bsky.social (BlueSky) & @theRcast (X/Twitter)Why creativity matters in data visualisationuseR! 2026: Futurize - Tearing Down Parallelization Barriers in R with TranspilersTricky Parts of Async Mirai MagicEntire issue available at rweekly.org/2026-W35 Supplement Resources When creativity meets code slides and abstract https://nrennie.rbind.io/talks/ross-ihaka-lecture/When creativity meets code recording https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAiyiE8Pm8s{futurize} documentation https://futurize.futureverse.orgUseR! 2026 {futurize} slides https://henrikbengtsson.github.io/talk-user2026-futurize/{mirai} documentation https://mirai.r-lib.org 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 Warriors of Light - Final Fantasy - Darangen - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01339Ice Cap Zone (Pulse Mix) - Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - MkVaff - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04400

  8. Aug 14

    Issue 2026-W33 Highlights

    A collection of tips to ensure reproducibility for R-based clinical submissions, a modern architecture lands in R-Universe, and going beyond the built-in mtcars set to educate students with NYC Open Data.  Episode Links  This week's curator: Sam Parmar - @parmsam@fosstodon.org (Mastodon) & @parmsam_ (X/Twitter)Making R Submissions Reviewable for FDAWindows ARM64 comes to R-universeThe Journey of {nycOpenData}: From Classroom to CommunityEntire issue available at rweekly.org/2026-W33 Supplement Resources R Consortium Submissions Working Group https://rconsortium.github.io/submissions-wgSimpleEnglish Agent skill https://github.com/AminBlg/SimpleEnglishNew R tooling https://r-devs.com/ 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 Chillout - Mega Man 2 - sedure - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01175Brushwork - Mario Paint - Fratto, Wiesty, The OC Jazz Collective - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04389

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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.

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  • Creator
    Eric Nantz
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    246
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Eric Nantz
  • Show Website
    R Weekly Highlights

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