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Issue 2026-W25 Highlights
Episode 231
The evolution of Posit's data science agents, robust approaches to unnamed parameters in R functions, and the power of math and visualization collide…
1 day, 15 hours ago
Issue 2026-W24 Highlights
Episode 230
A friendly reminder on checking customization when upgrading R, how refactoring may not be so tedious when using the Jarl utility, and honest takes o…
1 week, 1 day ago
Issue 2026-W23 Highlights
Episode 229
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 …
2 weeks, 1 day ago
Issue 2026-W22 Highlights
Episode 228
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 paradig…
3 weeks, 1 day ago
Issue 2026-W21 Highlights
Episode 227
Applying novel statistical and visualization techniques to predict war duration, why there is more than meets the statistical eye behind a classical …
4 weeks, 2 days ago
Issue 2026-W20 Highlights
Episode 226
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 acro…
1 month ago
Issue 2026-W19 Highlights
Episode 225
If Shiny wasn't awesome enough, a new toolkit is bringing the awesome to new heights! Plus a handful of ggplot2 functions that can immediate impact c…
1 month, 1 week ago
Issue 2026-W18 Highlights
Episode 224
How the new logrittr package gives you a peek behind the tidy pipelines of dplyr, and a fascinating glimpse into the universe of seeds going far beyo…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Issue 2026-W16 Highlights
Episode 223
After an unexpected break we are back with a new episode of R Weekly Highlights! If you thought the easiest way to create pivot tables was in Excel, …
2 months ago
Issue 2026-W09 Highlights
Episode 222
Choice is good, but sometimes you may want a little help! Our first two highlights showcase approaches you can take to inform your next LLM for analy…
3 months, 3 weeks ago