The newest edition of posit::glimpse() is here! 🚀
Read a roundup of major #RStats & #Python updates: ggplot2 4.0.0, dplyr 1.2.0, ellmer 0.4.0, Positron native Jupyter Notebook support , and more.
🎟️ Plus, registration for posit::conf(2026) is officially OPEN!
Find it here: posit.co/blog/posit-g...
Android Studio IDE showing an AndroidManifest.xml file for an app called webrios, alongside a Pixel 8 Pro emulator running the app. The emulator displays an R console with several executed commands: basic arithmetic (1 + 1 returning 2), a message function printing 'Hello Mike!', a warning call, a stop call producing an error, variable assignment, and a print statement. Each produced the expected R output. An input field at the bottom reads 'Enter R code...' with a send button.
Uh-oh, these might be the droids you're looking for...
The number one request after every webRios demo was Android support. Early stage, but we have a working R console inside a native Android view.
#rstats #webr #android
I’m happy to announce Rapp v0.3.0 — a package that makes it easy to build and share polished CLI applications written in R.
Read more: www.tidyverse.org/blog/2026/02...
This is not only stupid, but also false. You can use C libraries from C++, Java and C# (and more), and it already has an R and Python interface as well. We actually wrote it in C so it is as portable as possible.
"The core of the library is written in C. However, major modern languages like C++, Java, and C# are not supported."
:D Gem from a rejection for a paper on a project I no longer work on.
This workshop is tomorrow, don't miss your chance to register!
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I won't miss this one!
This is a very cool way to learn something and support Ukraine! 🇺🇦
poisonfrogs: Color Palettes Inspired by Neotropical Poison Frogs laurenoconnelllab.github.io/poisonfrogs/ #Rstats
A festive digital illustration features the blue R logo wearing a red Santa hat with white trim on the left. To its right stands a green Christmas tree made entirely of curly braces arranged in a triangular shape. White and light-blue %>% pipe symbols float across a dark blue, starry background like snowflakes. A speech bubble above the R logo says “Ho Ho Ho! 📦” in red text. At the bottom, white text reads: “R Package Development Advent Calendar 2025” and below it, “25 Days of Coding Magic • Dec 1–25.
My #RPackageAdvent2025 recap is live! 📦✨ Get the complete guide to modern R package development: setup, docs, testing, CI/CD, and CRAN submission. All 25 days of tips, tools, and best practices in one place! Dive in! #RStats #RPackageDevelopment
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cli::cli_progress_bar("Processing files", total = length(files)) for (file in files) { # process file cli::cli_progress_update() }
cli::cli_alert_success("Package built successfully!") cli::cli_alert_warning("Missing documentation for {.fn my_function}") cli::cli_abort("Invalid input: {.val {invalid_value}}")
Day 23: cli - Beautiful Command Line Interfaces
Create user-friendly messages and progress indicators.
Pro Tip: Use semantic markup like {.fn function_name} and {.val value} for consistent formatting.
Resources: cli.r-lib.org
#RpackageAdvent2025 #rstats
❗️Our next workshop will be on Jan 8 , 6 pm CET titled Inference for non-probability samples with nonprobsvy package in R by
@mberesewicz.bsky.social
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❗️Our next workshop will be on Dec 11 6 pm CET titled A Gentle Introduction to Mathematical Simulation in R by
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I'm doing a workshop on R package development with Positron on Jan 15 2026. Register for the virtual workshop here: sites.google.com/view/dariia-... I'll cover devtools, usethis, testthat, covr, and a few AI tools along the way to help. #Rstats
In which use cases does #RStats excel for you compared to other languages?
If you've done it other ways and speak from experience, even better.
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woohoo this was super easy to do for course website Nº2 #QuartoPub - now I'm finally in compliance with Georgia rules
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❗️Our next workshop will be on Oct 16th, 6 pm CEST titled Structural Bayesian Techniques for Experimental and Behavioral Economics in R& Stan by @jamesbland.bsky.social
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This is a way to tell if a non-base package is loaded:
invisible(lapply(loadedNamespaces(), function(x) stopifnot(identical(packageDescription(x)$Priority, "base"))))
You can tell user to run the script from the command line, non-interactively, that makes things more predictable, but of course they might still need to have a custom R profile that loads packages or sets options, etc.
Are you worried about packages that change the script's behavior? Or custom options? Or something else? You can check if any non-base package is loaded, but what if a user loads a package from their profile? Users also need to set custom options sometimes, e.g. for a http proxy.
The Disney brand, and the USA brand, sinking together. Parody from Dutch TV
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vRX...
Isabella in front of the hex wall at rstudio::conf(2022)
Hi everyone! 👋 I’m Isabella @ivelasq3.bsky.social, formerly a data analyst, now at @posit.co, and your curator this week!
There’s always something new in #RStats. I'll be sharing:
✨ Favorite R packages + workflows
✨ News + tools you might have missed
✨ #PositConf2025 recaps
✨ A decade of R memes 🎉
I'm considering writing a proposal for R Consortium ISC funding to write a free & open source book on LLMs/AI in R. Advice out there is scattered between different resources. Wondering if this is something the wider #rstats community would be interested in, & what folks would like to see in there?
Hey #rstats friends! 👋
Only one week to go until my "Introduction to R Packages" tutorial at #WOMBAT2025!
This is a gentle introduction to making R packages, going from initial code to `devtools::check()`
Still plenty of spots available :)
Sign up at: wombat2025.numbat.space
We still have spots available for tidyverse dev day on Sept 19: www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/07.... Please come along to contribute to the tidyverse and have a bunch of fun along the way! It's open to all, but is most convenient if you're coming to posit::conf or live near Atlanta #rstats
Running testthat unit tests in parallel with Rstudio.
In case you didn't know:
You can run your package unit tests with {testthat} in parallel with two simple steps (see testthat.r-lib.org/articles/par...):
tldr:
1. Add `Config/testthat/parallel: true` to DESCRIPTION.
2. Add `TESTTHAT_CPUS=8` to your .Renviron and restart R.
#rstats
Hello #dataBS (& especially #TidyTuesday) fam! I'm trying to organize a thing to help me keep TidyTuesday running smoothly, but first I need to get a bit of a runway. Every week I curate a TT dataset, and it's wearing me down. Please see github.com/rfordatascie... for some ways you can help! #RStats
