rbokeh Version 0.3.4 Released
The rbokeh package version 0.3.4 was recently released. First of all, if you are new to rbokeh, check out the documentation here to get familiar with the package. You can...continue reading.
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SIMD Map-Reduction with RcppNT2
Introduction The Numerical Template Toolbox (NT2) collection of header-only C++ libraries that make it possible to explicitly request the use of SIMD instructions when possible, while falling back to regular...continue reading.
tidyr 0.4.0
I’m pleased to announce tidyr 0.4.0. tidyr makes it easy to “tidy” your data, storing it in a consistent form so that it’s easy to manipulate, visualise and model. Tidy...continue reading.
memoise 1.0.0
We are pleased to announce version 1.0.0 of the memoise package is now available on CRAN. Memoization stores the value of function call and returns the cached result when the...continue reading.
httr 1.1.0 (and 1.0.0)
httr 1.1.0 is now available on CRAN. The httr packages makes it easy to talk to web APIs from R. Learn more in the quick start vignette. Install the latest...continue reading.
Devtools 1.10.0
Devtools 1.10.0 is now available on CRAN. Devtools makes package building so easy that a package can become your default way to organise code, data, documentation, and tests. You can...continue reading.
Introduction to RcppNT2
Modern CPU processors are built with new, extended instruction sets that optimize for certain operations. A class of these allow for vectorized operations, called Single Instruction / Multiple Data (SIMD)...continue reading.
Using RcppNT2 to Compute the Sum
Introduction The Numerical Template Toolbox (NT2) collection of header-only C++ libraries that make it possible to explicitly request the use of SIMD instructions when possible, while falling back to regular...continue reading.
Using RcppNT2 to Compute the Variance
Introduction The Numerical Template Toolbox (NT2) collection of header-only C++ libraries that make it possible to explicitly request the use of SIMD instructions when possible, while falling back to regular...continue reading.
Connecting Religion and Demographics
I have my second guest post up today at Ari Lamstein’s blog where I conclude my exploration of the Religious Congregations and Membership Study at the ARDA. In this post...continue reading.
how I created my blog using Lanyon, Poole and Jekyll
In my first blog post, I’ll explain how I created my blog. I don’t have any knowledge of building web sites and somehow I thought it will be difficult. However,...continue reading.
Pitfall of XML package: issues specific to cp932 locale, Japanese Shift-JIS, on Windows
CRAN package XML has something wrong at parsing html pages encoded in cp932 (shift-jis). In this report, I will show these issues and also their solutions which is workable at...continue reading.
R Graph Objects: igraph vs. network
While working on new graph functions for my package toaster I had to pick from the R packages that represent graphs. The choice was between network and graph objects from the network and igraph correspondingly – …continue reading.
Delaware versus Chesapeake revisited
In this earlier post, I analyzed tidal water surface elevation data from the NOAA PORTS system from both the Delaware Estuary and the Chesapeake Bay, showing how the two systems...continue reading.
Need any more reason to love R-Shiny? Here: you can even use Shiny to create simple games!
TL;DR Click here to play a puzzle game written entirely in Shiny (source code). Anyone who reads my blog posts knows by now that I’m very enthusiastic about Shiny (the...continue reading.
Do basic R operations much faster in bash [Slightly off-topic]
R is great, and you can do a LOT OF stuff with it.However, sometimes you want to do really basic stuff with huge or a lot of files. At work,...continue reading.
More Fun with Choropleth Maps
I have a guest post up today at Ari Lamstein’s blog where I show some more fun things that can be done with the Religious Congregations and Membership Study at...continue reading.
Shiny 0.13.0
Shiny 0.13.0 is now available on CRAN! This release has some of the most exciting features we’ve shipped since the first version of Shiny. Highlights include: Shiny Gadgets HTML templates...continue reading.
Water World
I live in Utah, an extremely dry state. Like much of the western United States, Utah is experiencing water stress from increasing demand, episodes of drought, and conflict over water...continue reading.
Water World
I live in Utah, an extremely dry state. Like much of the western United States, Utah is experiencing water stress from increasing demand, episodes of drought, and conflict over water...continue reading.
