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R dtplyr: How to Efficiently Process Huge Datasets with a data.table Backend
In a world where compute time is billed by the second, make every one of them count. There are zero valid reasons to utilize a quarter of your CPU and...continue reading.
R Weekly 2024-W13 Testing R packages, rspell, Aligning content with flexboxes
Hello and welcome to this new issue! How to have (my) content shared by R Weekly? This week’s release was curated by Batool Almarzouq, with help from the R Weekly...continue reading.
Little useless-useful R functions – Reverse Hello World
You know the feeling after long vacation and finally sitting in front of your favourite UI and even forgot how to write simplest “hello world” or “foo bar” function? Well,...continue reading.
Get A Day’s Schedule From Fantastical On The Command Line With Shortcuts
I use Fantastical as it’s a much cleaner and native interface than Google Calendar, which I’m stuck using. I do like to use the command line more than GUIs and,...continue reading.
R doParallel: How to Parallelize R DataFrame Computations
Parallelizing R dataframe computation is a guaranteed way to shave minutes or even hours from your data processing pipeline compute time. Sure, it adds more complexity to the code, but...continue reading.
Choosing the Right Data Visualization Tool: R Shiny, PowerBI or Spotfire
Data visualization and analytics tools are crucial for businesses and researchers alike. Power BI, Spotfire, and R Shiny have emerged as significant players in the market. This article aims to...continue reading.
Fair machine learning with tidymodels
We’re very, very excited to announce the introduction of tools for assessing model fairness in tidymodels. This effort involved coordination from various groups at Posit over the course of over...continue reading.
Jupyter & IPython terminology explained 💡
Are you trying to understand the differences between Jupyter Notebook, JupyterLab, IPython, Colab, and related terms? You’re in the right place!continue reading.
Object Oriented Programming in R (Part 3): A Practical Guide to the S4 System
In the previous article, we learned about the first OOP system in R called S3. In this one, we are going to dive into the S4 OOP system. The S4...continue reading.
R Weekly 2024-W12 Patterns and anti-patterns, Shitty R help, and R Cheat Sheet
Hello and welcome to this new issue! How to have (my) content shared by R Weekly? This week’s release was curated by Sam Parmar, with help from the R Weekly...continue reading.
ShinyConf 2024: A Sneak Peek into the Agenda
ShinyConf 2024 is just around the corner (April 17-19), and it’s shaping up to be an event you don’t want to miss! Held annually, ShinyConf brings together the brightest minds...continue reading.
R Weekly 2024-W11 Package Marketing, Spring Clean, and NodeJS projects with webR inside
Hello and welcome to this new issue! How to have (my) content shared by R Weekly? This week’s release was curated by Colin Fay, with help from the R Weekly...continue reading.
R Plumber: How to Craft Error Responses that Speak Fluent HTTP
APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are the backbone of modern software development, enabling seamless communication between different applications or components. However, like any technology, APIs are not immune to errors. In...continue reading.
Get started with conda environments 🤝
Discover the benefits of virtual environments and learn the six conda commands you need to know to get started!continue reading.
Beyond Equality: Unleashing the Power of Non-Equi Joins in {dplyr}
R, a language renowned for its data analysis capabilities, is embraced by data scientists worldwide. Within the expansive realm of R packages, the Tidyverse ecosystem stands out as a powerful...continue reading.
R Weekly 2024-W10 patching R, data.table survey, Doom plots
Hello and welcome to this new issue! How to have (my) content shared by R Weekly? This week’s release was curated by Eric Nantz, with help from the R Weekly...continue reading.
Knowing Something vs. Knowing the Name of Something: Some Points about Causal Analysis
The famed physicist Richard Feynman once said, “I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something,” a lesson from his father. I think too...continue reading.
ggplot2 3.5.0: Introducing: coord_radial()
We are happy to announce the release of ggplot2 3.5.0. This is one blogpost among several outlining a new polar coordinate system. Please find the main release post to read...continue reading.
5 Promising Applications of Machine Learning in Drug Discovery
Welcome to the future of pharmaceuticals, where the fusion of science and technology opens new horizons in healthcare. Imagine a world where the journey from the laboratory to the patient’s...continue reading.
Escape the Spreadsheet Inferno: Switch to Shiny for Clinical Trial Reporting
Data management in the pharmaceutical industry presents unique challenges, often compounded by the sheer volume and complexity of clinical trial data. Traditional methods, particularly spreadsheet-based approaches, have long been the...continue reading.