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Appsilon at ShinyConf 2025: Pushing the Boundaries of Shiny Development
ShinyConf 2025 is almost here, and we’re excited to bring the community together again. As the organizers, we’ve put together a lineup of talks and workshops that focus on making...continue reading.
Announcing rixpress
As I’ve already discussed in this vignette of my {rix} package, it is very easy to run a {targets} pipeline inside of a Nix environment for increased reproduciblity. The main...continue reading.
A Guide to Quality Assurance in Pharma (With a Look at Drug Flow Optimizer)
The pharmaceutical industry develops life-saving drugs while maintaining strict quality standards. Regulatory requirements ensure safety and compliance but can slow process changes due to extensive documentation and resource demands. GxP...continue reading.
How to calculate “scoring streaks” with pandas 🏀
Learn how to identify & analyze consecutive events in your data using advanced DataFrame methods!continue reading.
R Weekly 2025-W12 Multilingual quarto docs, ellmer, cholera in 1854
Hello and welcome to this new issue! How to have (my) content shared by R Weekly? This week’s release was curated by Ryo Nakagawara, with help from the R Weekly...continue reading.
Initial impressions from testing Posit Connect
Two weeks ago I finished testing Posit Connect as a replacement to shinyapps.io. At the end of the trial period, I presented my conclusions during a LIBD rstats club session....continue reading.
LLM + Quarto: Turn One-Off Reports Into Automated Solutions
Your data scientist just spent three days crafting the perfect sales performance report. The sales team loves it. Next month, they’ll need it again. And the month after that. Sound...continue reading.
R Weekly 2025-W11 LaTeX Typesetting in R, Create a unique documentation for your R Package
Hello and welcome to this new issue! How to have (my) content shared by R Weekly? This week’s release was curated by Batool Almaarzouq, with help from the R Weekly...continue reading.
Teaching omics methods to LCG-UNAM students
Notes from a second semester introductory class to the world of omics research techniques at LCG-UNAM. That is, my undergrad alma mater. Thank you for the invitation! Valentina Arias Ojeda...continue reading.
2025-01 LaTeX Typesetting in R
This document describes some lower-level, technical details of the CRAN package ‘xdvir’ for rendering LaTeX fragments as labels and annotations on R plots. Paul Murrell …continue reading.
R Weekly 2025-W10 ellmer, Closeread Prize winnners, Rapid RAG Prototyping
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.
Actions Speak Louder: Building Dashboard Features Users Actually Want
The most valuable feedback often comes not from what users say, but from what they do! When was the last time you clicked a “Give Feedback” button in an app?...continue reading.
Open-Source Adoption in Pharma: Opportunities and Challenges
Open-source tools are growing in popularity within the pharmaceutical industry. Pharmaceutical companies such as Roche, Novo Nordisk, GSK, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, Gilead, and Pfizer have all made significant contributions...continue reading.
ShinyConf24 – Keynote: Decade of Shiny in Action: Case Studies from Three Enterprises
Delivering the ShinyConf 24 keynote for the Shiny in Enterprise track, Eric Kostello, Executive Director of Data Science at Warner Brothers Discovery, discussed the instrumental role Shiny and its evolution...continue reading.
Sign Up for Appsilon’s Tiny Shiny Hackathon: Build, Compete, and Win!
We are excited to invite you to the Appsilon Tiny Shiny Hackathon, a four-hour online challenge where developers can showcase their creativity and technical skills by building applications that combine...continue reading.
Building LLM-Powered Applications with Shiny for Python: Practical Insights
At Appsilon, we’ve been integrating Large Language Models into Shiny for Python applications for a while now. One thing became clear: the challenge isn’t in the initial integration. Shiny for...continue reading.
Scaling Decision Support Systems: When to Use React, Python, and R
In the past, many organizations relied on static file reports to make decisions. Typically, several Excel and PowerPoint reports are generated each month. Management would gather, discuss results, decide, and...continue reading.
Shiny Gathering x Pharmaverse Recap: Simplifying R Package Quality with the {riskassessment} App
Customizing the {riskassessment} App based on your organization’s needs makes validating R packages in regulated industries like pharma more efficient and compliant. Strict compliance rules and best practices mean organizations...continue reading.
R Weekly 2025-W09 nhyris, tisthemachinelearner, Forks
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.
How Machine Learning Is Boosting Fraud Detection Across Industries
Improving Fraud Detection: Discover how machine learning transforms fraud prevention by analyzing vast data in real-time, adapting to evolving threats, and ensuring secure, efficient operations across industries. Core Technologies Explained:...continue reading.
