R Weekly Highlights

Eric Nantz
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Aug 24, 2022 • 35min

Issue 2022-W34 Highlights

The rstudio::conf(2022) presentation recordings are now available for viewing, and we learn about the unique development journey of the new CRAN release of the countdown package. Episode Links This week's curator: Sam Parmar (@parsam_) Talk recordings and workshop materials from rstudio::conf(2022) The Past and Future of Shiny - Joe Cheng - rstudio::conf(2022) countdown v0.4.0 - Now on CRAN! Entire issue available at rweekly.org/2022-W34
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Aug 17, 2022 • 35min

Issue 2022-W33 Highlights

Avoid repeating yourself by using dplyr's across function, going inside the process of creating a custom theme in ggplot2, and a few keyboard-centric tricks to manage your RStudio pane viewing. Episode Links This week's curator: Ryo Nakagawara (@R_by_Ryo) Using across() to create multiple columns Pretty ggplots with custom themes, ggtext, and ggh4x Window and Pane Management Tricks for RStudio and your OS Entire issue available at rweekly.org/2022-W33 Supplement Resources {ggh4x}: https://teunbrand.github.io/ggh4x/index.html
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Aug 10, 2022 • 25min

Issue 2022-W32 Highlights

A wealth of R content from the UseR! 2022 conference is now available, focusing on accessibility in the diffify tool, and a great recap of rstudio::conf(2022) from TidyX. Episode Links This week's curator: Batool Almarzouq (@batool664) useR2022 recordings are now on the conference YouTube channel Theming diffify for accessibility: Part 2 RStudio::Conf 2022 Recap Entire issue available at rweekly.org/2022-W32 Supplement Resources UseR! 2022 Program: https://user2022.r-project.org/program/overview/ Fundamentals of Data Visualization: https://clauswilke.com/dataviz
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Aug 4, 2022 • 30min

Issue 2022-W31 Highlights

RStudio re-brands as Posit, the shinytest2 package continues to make waves in the Shiny community, and more Quarto tips to boost your workflow. Episode Links This week's curator: Kelly Bodwin (@KellyBodwin) RStudio rebrands as Posit {shinytest2}: For testing Shiny apps. (slides) One Quarto tip a day Entire issue available at rweekly.org/2022-W31 Supplement Resources JJ Allaire and Jeremy Howard 2-way AMA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxVVSxcjNQs Tom Mock's Welcome to Quarto online event (August 9, 2023): https://www.addevent.com/event/Eh13574863
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Jul 15, 2022 • 31min

Issue 2022-W28 Highlights

Another great use case for Docker containers with interactive R-Markdown reports, a recap of RStudio's presence at the Appsilon Shiny conference, and building an interactive point-and-click game with Shiny. Episode Links This week's curator: Jonathan Carroll (@carroll_jono) Containerizing Interactive R Markdown Documents RStudio Recap From the Appsilon Shiny Conference How to build an interactive point-and-click game with {Shiny} Entire issue available at rweekly.org/2022-W28 Supplement Resources Appsilon Shiny Conference playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLexAKolMzPcrYjGA1PULfm7-P12qjKmPb R Workflow by Frank Harrell: http://hbiostat.org/rflow/ Albert's video on styling a Quarto blog with CSS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErRX8plZpQE
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Jul 13, 2022 • 37min

Issue 2022-W27 Highlights

Advice on building Docker containers for Shiny applications, an R-centric tutorial on fundamentals with shell, and tips on evaluating GitHub activity for contributors. Episode Links This issue's curator: Tony ElHabr (@TonyElHabr) UseR!2022: Best Practices for Shiny Apps with Docker and More Shell vs R Fundamentals – From Syntax to Control Structures with Zsh & BASH Evaluating GitHub Activity for Contributors Entire issue available at rweekly.org/2022-W27 Supplement Resources Hosting Data Apps: https://hosting.analythium.io slim.ai: https://www.slim.ai/ {dockerfiler} - Easy Dockerfile creation from R: https://github.com/ThinkR-open/dockerfiler Data Science at the Command Line: https://datascienceatthecommandline.com
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Jun 29, 2022 • 32min

Issue 2022-W26 Highlights

Flexing new table-creation capabilities in the latest flextable update, how less is more with Shiny application processing, and the RainbowR community shines once again. Episode Links This week's curator: Jon Calder (@jonmcalder) {flextable} 0.7.2 - Framework for easily creating tables for reporting and publications Offload Shiny's Workload: COVID-19 processing for the WHO/Europe (Re)launching RainbowR: a community of LGBTQ+ R users Entire issue available at rweekly.org/2022-W26 Supplement Resources flextable gallery https://ardata.fr/en/flextable-gallery The officeverse https://ardata-fr.github.io/officeverse SHiny and Arrow: Mike's guest post on the RStudio Blog https://www.rstudio.com/blog/shiny-and-arrow RainbowR https://rainbowr.netlify.app
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Jun 22, 2022 • 26min

Issue 2022-W25 Highlights

Previewing the upcoming rstudio::conf, why you should (or shouldn't) build an API client package, and monitoring Shiny application usage with Hotjar. Episode Links This week's curator: Colin Fay (@_colinFay) rstudio::conf(2022) Conference Schedule Why You Should (or Shouldn't) Build an API Client R Shiny Hotjar – How To Monitor User Behavior in R Shiny Apps Entire issue available at rweekly.org/2022-W25
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Jun 15, 2022 • 23min

Issue 2022-W24 Highlights

Many improvements to {gt} version 0.6, and creating flow charts effeciently with {ggplot2}. Episode Links This week's curator: Batool Almarzouq (@batool664) Changes (for the better) in {gt} 0.6.0 Creating flowcharts with {ggplot2} Entire issue available at rweekly.org/2022-W24 Supplement Resources The {gtExtras} is now on CRAN: https://themockup.blog/posts/2022-06-13-gtextras-cran New features in {gt} 0.6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5TV9uWCJps {gt} table battles - Eurovision: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIB_N0nUfNs {gt} table battles - Digital publications: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c_PUee8Cu0 {gt} table battles: Crosswords: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRxdutTgyDE Nicola's tweet of day 29 chart challenge https://twitter.com/nrennie35/status/1519960428167811074 R-Ladies Nairobi: #30DayChartChallenge https://nrennie.rbind.io/talks/2022-may-rladies-nairobi/ R-Ladies Nairobi Meetup YouTube Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY-fW7HqPP0
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Jun 8, 2022 • 30min

Issue 2022-W23 Highlights

Creating user interfaces in R with a vintage toolkit, and a candid take on learning R with the right perspectives in mind. Episode Links This week's curator: Sam Parmar (@parmsam_) {tickle}: a package for creating UIs in base R R will always be arcane to those who do not make a serious effort to learn it... Entire issue available at rweekly.org/2022-W23 Supplement Resources More people use Tcl than know about it (2004) https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/More-people-use-Tcl-than-know-about-it The R Tcl/Tk Interface paper by Peter Dalgaard: https://www.r-project.org/conferences/DSC-2001/Proceedings/Dalgaard.pdf Mike FC's tickle annoucement tweet https://twitter.com/coolbutuseless/status/1532593976422805505 Mike FC's take on why tickle? https://twitter.com/coolbutuseless/status/1533685352451301376 R for data science learning community https://www.rfordatasci.com

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