I’ve tweeted this: Just changed like 100 grepl calls to stringi::stri_detect and my pipeline now runs 4 times faster #RStats — Bruno Rodrigues (@brodriguesco) July 20, 2022 much discussed ensued....continue reading.
R will always be arcane to those who do not make a serious effort to learn it. It is not meant to be intuitive and easy for casual users to...continue reading.
Learning number 1: make functions fail early When writing your own functions, avoid conversion of types without warning. For example, this function only works on characters: my_nchar <- function(x, result...continue reading.
I have this hypothesis that packages that introduce a unique syntax, or a workflow change, get adopted less by users, even if what these packages do is super useful. I’m...continue reading.
I have this hypothesis that packages that introduce a unique syntax, or a workflow change, get adopted less by users, even if what these packages do is super useful. I’m...continue reading.
I am very happy to annouce that the {chronicler} package, which I’ve been working on for the past 3 months has been released on CRAN. Install it with: install.packages(“chronicler”) {chronicler}...continue reading.
Hey kid, fancy some self-documenting {ggplots} like this one: Just read on! I’ve been working hard on a package that I’ve called {chronicler} (read my post on it here) which...continue reading.
Introduction: functions To understand Monads, I think it’s useful to first think about functions; why do we use functions? Why don’t we simply write scripts with the required operations one...continue reading.
Back in February I discussed a package I was working on which allowed users to add logging to function calls. I named the package {loudly} but decided to rename it...continue reading.
In my last video I tried to add a feature to my {loud} package (more info here) and I succeeded. But in succeeding in realised that I would need to...continue reading.
This is a short blog post to announce the early alpha, hyper unstable, use at your own peril, package I’ve been working on for the past 6 hours or so...continue reading.
One of the most useful aspects of using a programming language instead of… well, not using a programming language, is that you can write code in a way that minimizes,...continue reading.
If you haven’t, you should read this first. This is part two. Speedrunning is the… hrm… – sport? art? – of playing games from start to finish as fast as...continue reading.
The past few weeks I have been exploring the speed of R. It started with this video in which I explained that R is not necessarily slower than any other...continue reading.
Oh man, I did it again. Grab a coffee, this is going to be a long one. Weights got me confused. The justification for using weights seems simple enough; if...continue reading.
Rage is my fuel I’ve had the {plumber} package on my radar for quite some time, but never tried it. However, a couple of weeks ago, I finally had a...continue reading.
Let’s go back to stats 101: what do you do if you want to know how many people like to play bingo in a certain population? The answer, of course,...continue reading.
I’m curious about different keyboard layouts, and how that correlates with typing speed (if at all). I prepared a little 2 minute survey, and would be very grateful if you...continue reading.
This blog post is going to be long, and deal with many topics. But I think you’re going to enjoy it. So get a hot beverage and relax. Take the...continue reading.
This blog post is based on an article I’m currently working on which you can find here. Contributions more than welcome! The gist of this blog post can be summarised...continue reading.
