R Weekly Highlights

A few major benefits of adopting variable labels for R data frames, wrapping a plumber API into a package with mariobox, and getting started with obtaining new data in R via APIs and web scraping. Episode Links This week's curator: Tony ElHabr ( @TonyElHabr ) The case for variable labels in R {mariobox} 0.0.0.9000 : A framework for packaging {plumber} APIs APIs and web scraping Entire issue av...

A collection of highlights powered by mathematics, statistics, and a little bit of R magic: Mapping wind data with R, calculating the expected statistic in football, and how the vetiver package fits in an ML-Ops production flow using Docker and Plumber. Episode Links This week's curator: Jon Calder ( @jonmcalder ) Mapping wind data with R Calculating and comparing expected points from differen...

Using base R to decrypt an Australian coin's hidden messages, the Palmer Penguins data set achieves another milestone, and visualizing multiple statistcal properties with faded raincloud plots. Episode Links This week's curator: Miles McBain ( @MilesMcBain ) Australian Signals Directorate 50c Coin Decryption Palmer Archipelago Penguins Data in the palmerpenguins R Package - An Alternative...

Using hierarchical forecasting to explore subway fare recovery, and how you can learn more about {gtsummary} to create your next publication-quality table within R. Episode Links This week's curator: Batool Almarzouq (@batool664) Exploring Types of Subway Fares with Hierarchical Forecasting Clinical Reporting with {gtsummary} by Daniel D. Sjoberg Entire issue available at rweekly.org/2022-W35...

The rstudio::conf(2022) presentation recordings are now available for viewing, and we learn about the unique development journey of the new CRAN release of the countdown package. Episode Links This week's curator: Sam Parmar ( @parsam_ ) Talk recordings and workshop materials from rstudio::conf(2022) The Past and Future of Shiny - Joe Cheng - rstudio::conf(2022) countdown v0.4.0 - Now on CRAN!...

Avoid repeating yourself by using dplyr's across function, going inside the process of creating a custom theme in ggplot2, and a few keyboard-centric tricks to manage your RStudio pane viewing. Episode Links This week's curator: Ryo Nakagawara ( @R_by_Ryo ) Using across() to create multiple columns Pretty ggplots with custom themes, ggtext, and ggh4x Window and Pane Management Tricks for R...

A wealth of R content from the UseR! 2022 conference is now available, focusing on accessibility in the diffify tool, and a great recap of rstudio::conf(2022) from TidyX. Episode Links This week's curator: Batool Almarzouq (@batool664) useR2022 recordings are now on the conference YouTube channel Theming diffify for accessibility: Part 2 RStudio::Conf 2022 Recap Entire issue available at rweek...

RStudio re-brands as Posit, the shinytest2 package continues to make waves in the Shiny community, and more Quarto tips to boost your workflow. Episode Links This week's curator: Kelly Bodwin ( @KellyBodwin ) RStudio rebrands as Posit {shinytest2}: For testing Shiny apps. ( slides ) One Quarto tip a day Entire issue available at rweekly.org/2022-W31 Supplement Resources JJ Allaire and Jeremy H...

Another great use case for Docker containers with interactive R-Markdown reports, a recap of RStudio's presence at the Appsilon Shiny conference, and building an interactive point-and-click game with Shiny. Episode Links This week's curator: Jonathan Carroll ( @carroll_jono ) Containerizing Interactive R Markdown Documents RStudio Recap From the Appsilon Shiny Conference How to build an in...

Advice on building Docker containers for Shiny applications, an R-centric tutorial on fundamentals with shell, and tips on evaluating GitHub activity for contributors. Episode Links This issue's curator: Tony ElHabr ( @TonyElHabr ) UseR!2022: Best Practices for Shiny Apps with Docker and More Shell vs R Fundamentals – From Syntax to Control Structures with Zsh & BASH Evaluating GitHub Acti...

Flexing new table-creation capabilities in the latest flextable update, how less is more with Shiny application processing, and the RainbowR community shines once again. Episode Links This week's curator: Jon Calder ( @jonmcalder ) {flextable} 0.7.2 - Framework for easily creating tables for reporting and publications Offload Shiny's Workload: COVID-19 processing for the WHO/Europe (Re)lau...

Previewing the upcoming rstudio::conf, why you should (or shouldn't) build an API client package, and monitoring Shiny application usage with Hotjar. Episode Links This week's curator: Colin Fay ( @_colinFay ) rstudio::conf(2022) Conference Schedule Why You Should (or Shouldn't) Build an API Client R Shiny Hotjar – How To Monitor User Behavior in R Shiny Apps Entire issue available at...

Many improvements to {gt} version 0.6, and creating flow charts effeciently with {ggplot2}. Episode Links This week's curator: Batool Almarzouq (@batool664) Changes (for the better) in {gt} 0.6.0 Creating flowcharts with {ggplot2} Entire issue available at rweekly.org/2022-W24 Supplement Resources The {gtExtras} is now on CRAN: https://themockup.blog/posts/2022-06-13-gtextras-cran New features...

Creating user interfaces in R with a vintage toolkit, and a candid take on learning R with the right perspectives in mind. Episode Links This week's curator: Sam Parmar ( @parmsam_ ) {tickle} : a package for creating UIs in base R R will always be arcane to those who do not make a serious effort to learn it... Entire issue available at rweekly.org/2022-W23 Supplement Resources More people use...

Annotated screencasts of David Robinson's Tidy Tuesday analyses, and the second edition of Deep Learning with R is on the way. Episode Links This week's curator: Batool Almarzouq (@batool664) RScreencasts.com : A collection of 80+ hours of time-stamped, annotated TidyTuesday screencasts highlighting the R packages and functions used in each section and what the activity is. Screencasts by...

Amazing software development resources for data scientists, community-contributed R markdown tips & tricks to save you time, and combining GitHub gists and Carbon screenshots with gistillery. Episode Links This week's curator: Eric Nantz ( @theRcast Software Development Resources for Data Scientists R Markdown Tips and Tricks #3: Time-savers & Trouble-shooters gistillery : Take local c...

A preview of R for Data Science (2nd edition) with missing data, creating topography maps, and (yes) playing the drums directly in R. Episode Links This week's curator: Kelly Bodwin ( @KellyBodwin ) New r4ds chapter: missing values Making a crisp topography map with R {tr808r} : Play the drums with an R package Entire issue available at rweekly.org/2022-W20 Supplement Resources https://en.wiki...

A dungeon-crawler for your R console, storytelling in ggplot2 with rounded rectangles, and updates to the tidymodels recipes suite of packages. Episode Links This week's curator: Colin Fay ( @_colinFay ) Simple procedural dungeons in R Storytelling in ggplot using rounded rectangles Updates for recipes extension packages Entire issue available at rweekly.org/2022-W19 Supplement Resources Binde...

A brand-new tables gallery powered by the R community, noteworthy items from the Appsilon Shiny conference, and R-Markdown is not going anywhere. Episode Links This week's curator: Eric Nantz ( @theRcast ) RStudio Community Table Gallery shinytest2, Rhino R Shiny framework top news at Appsilon conference With Quarto coming, is R Markdown going away? No. Entire issue available at rweekly.org/20...

Lessons from teaching R to non-programmers, loading a large and messy CSV file with data.table and command-line tools, Bayesian analyses with the brms package, and getting a better understanding of the tidyeval framework. Episode Links This week's curator: Jonathan Carroll ( @carroll_jono ) 6 Lessons I learned from teaching R to non-programmers Loading a large, messy csv using data.table fread...

An important change coming to the R-spatial ecosystem, enhancing function error reporting with chaining, and traveling down the monad rabbit hole. Episode Links This week's curator: Tony ElHabr ( @TonyElHabr ) R-spatial evolution: retirement of rgdal, rgeos and maptools Error chaining Why you should(n't) care about Monads if you're an R programmer Entire issue available at rweekly.org/...

The cone of silence is lifted for the Quarto publishing engine, re-creating a storytelling look with ggplot2, and programming a fun Dragon Realm game in Shiny. Episode Links This week's curator: Jon Calder ( @jonmcalder ) We don't talk about Quarto Recreating the Storytelling with Data look with ggplot Programming Games with Shiny - Dragon Realm Entire issue available at rweekly.org/2022-W...

A trifecta of new R packages for data validation, function logging, and a new ggplot2 extension. Episode Links This week's curator: Ryo Nakagawara ( @R_by_Ryo ) Exemplar: a prototype R package for data validation {chronicler} 0.1 : Implementation of the logger monad in R. {ggbraid} 0.1.0 : Braid two lines and a ribbon in ggplot2. Supplement Resources Monads: https://ericlippert.com/category/mo...

After a brief hiatus, the R-Weekly Highlights podcast is back! In this episode we discuss: Understanding the native R pipe, and using RopenSci's pkgcheck within GitHub Actions. Episode Links This week's curators: Ryo Nakagawara ( @R_by_Ryo ) and Batool Almarzouq (@batool664) Understanding the native R pipe |> pkgcheck now available as a GitHub action! Entire issue available at rweekly.o...

An update on the current state of RWeekly, plus Eric and Mike reflect on their journeys with data science from the industry and consulting perspectives in an eventful 2021! Episode Links The very first issue of RWeekly: https://rweekly.org/issue-0.html R for Data Science Learning Community: https://www.rfordatasci.com discoRd: https://www.r-discord.com/home Analytics Power Hour Episode 184 - Psych...