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| 6/26/26 | Issue 2026-W26 Highlights | The R Core team receives a prestigious award in the world of Statistics, a month-long recognition of the rOpenSci package maintainers, and a collection of helpful tips for obtaining robust R code from AI agents. Episode Links This week's curator: Eric Nantz: @rpodcast@podcastindex.social (Mastodon) & @rpodcast.bsky.social (BlueSky) & @theRcast (X/Twitter)2026 Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics Awarded to R Core Team for Transforming Statistics Computing WorldwideCelebrating Our Maintainers during Maintainers Month10 tips for getting better R code from your AI coding agentEntire issue available at rweekly.org/2026-W26Supplement ResourcesThe Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics 2026 https://www.rousseeuwprize.org/2026{btw} A complete toolkit for connecting R and LLMs https://posit-dev.github.io/btw/Supporting the showUse the contact page at https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact to send us your feedbackR-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with Alby, and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index.A new way to think about value: https://value4value.infoGet in touch with us on social mediaEric Nantz: @rpodcast@podcastindex.social (Mastodon), @rpodcast.bsky.social (BlueSky) and @theRcast (X/Twitter)Mike Thomas: @mike_thomas@fosstodon.org (Mastodon), @mike-thomas.bsky.social (BlueSky), and @mike_ketchbrook (X/Twitter) Music credits powered by OCRemixSuper Buck II - Super Mario Brothers 2 - Estradasphere - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00577Escape Route - Cave Story - Corran - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01513 | — | ||||||
| 6/20/26 | Issue 2026-W25 Highlights | The evolution of Posit's data science agents, robust approaches to unnamed parameters in R functions, and the power of math and visualization collide in an unexpected way.Episode Links This week's curator: Sam Parmar - @parmsam@fosstodon.org (Mastodon) & @parmsam_ (X/Twitter)A brief and biased history of Posit data science agentsThree small dots for more readable codeLittle useless-useful R functions – Ulam Prime SpiralEntire issue available at rweekly.org/2026-W25Supplement ResourcesUlam Spiral Animation Function https://github.com/tomaztk/Useless_R_functions/blob/main/functions/ulam_spiral_animation.REric's new Quarto Terminal Theme https://github.com/rpodcast/quarto-revealjs-terminalSupporting the showUse the contact page at https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact to send us your feedbackR-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with Alby, and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index.A new way to think about value: https://value4value.infoGet in touch with us on social mediaEric Nantz: @rpodcast@podcastindex.social (Mastodon), @rpodcast.bsky.social (BlueSky) and @theRcast (X/Twitter)Mike Thomas: @mike_thomas@fosstodon.org (Mastodon), @mike-thomas.bsky.social (BlueSky), and @mike_ketchbrook (X/Twitter) Music credits powered by OCRemixSuco de Melancia - Final Fantasy 7 - Red Tailed Fox - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01671The Quick and the Blue - Mega Man 2 - The Megas - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02090 | — | ||||||
| 6/12/26 | Issue 2026-W24 Highlights✨ | R programmingsoftware upgrade+3 | — | R Weekly HighlightsBluesky+5 | — | R version updaterefactoring+4 | — | 40m 19s | |
| 6/5/26 | Issue 2026-W23 Highlights✨ | data scienceR programming+4 | — | bslibmirai+5 | BlueskyMastodon+1 | R programmingdata science+6 | — | 39m 31s | |
| 5/29/26 | Issue 2026-W22 Highlights✨ | GitLabQuarto documents+4 | — | {mutagen} 0.2.0GitLab+4 | — | GitLabQuarto+6 | — | 44m 56s | |
| 5/22/26 | Issue 2026-W21 Highlights✨ | statistical techniqueswar duration prediction+4 | — | rOpenScitidymodels+3 | — | war durationstatistical modeling+5 | — | 37m 04s | |
| 5/15/26 | Issue 2026-W20 Highlights✨ | R programmingPython programming+5 | — | PythonFDA+5 | — | RPython+7 | — | 30m 36s | |
| 5/8/26 | Issue 2026-W19 Highlights✨ | Shinyggplot2+4 | — | shiny.webawesomelemon+9 | — | Shinyggplot2+5 | — | 43m 30s | |
| 5/2/26 | Issue 2026-W18 Highlights✨ | R programmingdata science+4 | — | logrittrdplyr+8 | — | logrittrdplyr+5 | — | 33m 03s | |
| 4/17/26 | Issue 2026-W16 Highlights✨ | pivot tablesR programming+3 | — | perspectiveRpuppeteeR+4 | — | pivot tablesR Weekly Highlights+3 | — | 37m 11s | |
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| 2/27/26 | Issue 2026-W09 Highlights✨ | LLM analysisopen-source licensing+3 | — | R WeeklyOllama+4 | — | LLMopen-source+4 | — | 50m 30s | |
| 2/20/26 | Issue 2026-W08 Highlights✨ | R programmingR Consortium+3 | — | xfun::tabset()R Consortium+2 | — | R Consortiumnested lists+5 | — | 35m 51s | |
| 2/4/26 | Issue 2026-W06 Highlights✨ | data sciencedata engineering+4 | — | R Weekly HighlightsGit+3 | — | data scienceGit+5 | — | 35m 10s | |
| 1/28/26 | Issue 2026-W05 Highlights✨ | data visualizationLLMs+3 | — | R Weekly HighlightsBluesky+4 | — | LLMsdata visualization+3 | — | 40m 26s | |
| 1/23/26 | Issue 2026-W04 Highlights✨ | accessibilitydata visualization+4 | — | R ConsortiumR-Weekly Highlights+4 | — | Claude Codeaccessibility principles+5 | — | 33m 49s | |
| 1/14/26 | Issue 2026-W03 Highlights✨ | R programmingPython programming+5 | — | tinyshinyserverR Weekly Highlights+5 | — | R Weekly HighlightsR+5 | — | 42m 57s | |
| 12/17/25 | Issue 2025-W51 Highlights✨ | data visualizationR package maintenance+3 | — | mutagendplyr+4 | — | data visualizationR packages+3 | — | 31m 38s | |
| 12/10/25 | Issue 2025-W50 Highlights✨ | LLM modelsR code generation+4 | — | The Test SetDataHaskell+1 | — | LLMR code+5 | — | 38m 03s | |
| 11/26/25 | Issue 2025-W48 Highlights✨ | LLM-powered agentsR linter tools+3 | — | mini007Jarl+5 | — | LLMmini007+5 | — | 38m 49s | |
| 10/15/25 | Issue 2025-W42 Highlights | Creating your own race to a programming finish line with a hidden gem in mirai, the lowdown on using Generative AI for data visualization with more than a few surprises, and going from start to finish with a Shiny app created under the BDD mindset.Episode LinksThis week's curator: Sam Parmar - @parmsam@fosstodon.org (Mastodon) & @parmsam_ (X/Twitter)Aaaaand… they’re off!Generative AI for Data VisualisationBehavior-Driven Development in R Shiny: A Step-By-Step ExampleEntire issue available at rweekly.org/2025-W42Supplement ResourcesDataBot https://positron.posit.co/databot.htmlSupporting the showUse the contact page at https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact to send us your feedbackR-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with Alby, and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index.A new way to think about value: https://value4value.infoGet in touch with us on social mediaEric Nantz: @rpodcast@podcastindex.social (Mastodon), @rpodcast.bsky.social (BlueSky) and @theRcast (X/Twitter) Mike Thomas: @mike_thomas@fosstodon.org (Mastodon), @mike-thomas.bsky.social (BlueSky), and @mike_ketchbrook (X/Twitter) Music credits powered by OCRemixWarriors of Light - Final Fantasy - Darangen - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01339Honky Town - Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars - Wiesty, XPRTNovice - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03535 | — | ||||||
| 10/1/25 | Issue 2025-W40 Highlights | The ducks have made their presence felt in the world of databases, but now you can take a dip in a new Ducklake all within R! If you ever felt someone should write a book on the many ways you can slidecraft Quarto presentations, we have good news for you. Lastly, a spectacular series on harnessing the power of LLMs in your Shiny apps concludes with a powerful and very relevant use case to help review your next presentation slides.Plus … a popular segment returns Episode LinksThis week's curator: Eric Nantz: @rpodcast@podcastindex.social (Mastodon) & @rpodcast.bsky.social (BlueSky) & @theRcast (X/Twitter)Jumping in the Ducklake with nothing but R onSlidecrafting - Making beautiful slides with reveal.js and QuartoThe Shiny side of LLMs Part 3Entire issue available at rweekly.org/2025-W40Supporting the showUse the contact page at https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact to send us your feedbackR-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with Alby, and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index.A new way to think about value: https://value4value.infoGet in touch with us on social mediaEric Nantz: @rpodcast@podcastindex.social (Mastodon), @rpodcast.bsky.social (BlueSky) and @theRcast (X/Twitter)Mike Thomas: @mike_thomas@fosstodon.org (Mastodon), @mike-thomas.bsky.social (BlueSky), and @mike_ketchbrook (X/Twitter) Music credits powered by OCRemixRelm's Weepy Loop - Final Fantasy 6 - MkVaff - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00178Serenity & Grace - Chrono Cross - timaeus222 - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04143 | — | ||||||
| 9/24/25 | Issue 2025-W39 Highlights | Fresh off an amazing experience at posit::conf(2025), the R Weekly Highlights podcast is back with episode 211! Eric and Mike share their experiences at the conference and then dive into an amazing collection of highlights. We learn about a myriad of packages to programmatically write and parse markdown documents, initial impressions with vibe-coding an R package to learn Japanese, and the immense lengths the R-Exams project is taking to clean up messy scans of exam papers.Episode LinksThis week's curator: Jon Carroll - @jonocarroll@fosstodon.org (Mastodon) & @jonocarroll.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy (Bluesky) & @carroll_jono (X/Twitter)All the Ways to Programmatically Edit or Parse R Markdown / Quarto DocumentsI Vibe Coded an R PackageQuality Control for Scanned Multiple-Choice ExamsEntire issue available at rweekly.org/2025-W39Supplement ResourcesMike's presentation slides: Building Multilingual Data Science Teams https://ketchbrookanalytics.github.io/multilingual-data-science-presentationEric's presentation slides: Introducing Shinystate - Launching Shiny collaboration to new heights https://rpodcast.github.io/shinystate-positconf2025/#/titleslideSupporting the showUse the contact page at https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact to send us your feedbackR-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with Alby, and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index.A new way to think about value: https://value4value.infoGet in touch with us on social mediaEric Nantz: @rpodcast@podcastindex.social (Mastodon), @rpodcast.bsky.social (BlueSky) and @theRcast (X/Twitter) Mike Thomas: @mike_thomas@fosstodon.org (Mastodon), @mike-thomas.bsky.social (BlueSky), and @mike_ketchbrook (X/Twitter) Music credits powered by OCRemixTwoson Hits the Road - EarthBound - djpretzel - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01427Gemini Salsa - Mega Man 3 - MkVaff - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00146 | — | ||||||
| 8/22/25 | Issue 2025-W34 Highlights | In episode 210 of the R Weekly Highlights podcast: The Positron IDE has officially been released after two years of intense development, and we share what excites us the most. Plus a new tool in your Shiny testing toolbox to bridge the gap between server-side and dynamic updating the user interface, and an entry point to making that URL of your Shiny app set inputs on the fly, a topic one of your hosts has been investigating for quite some time!Episode LinksThis week's curator: Colin Fay - @colinfay@fosstodon.org (Mastodon) & @colinfay.bsky.social (Bluesky) & @_ColinFay (X/Twitter)Announcing Positron, a new Data Science IDE{shinytesters}: Updating Inputs in testServerAdding Shiny app’s parameters to the URLEntire issue available at rweekly.org/2025-W34Supplement ResourcesThe Test Set Podcast https://posit.co/thetestset/Continue extension https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Continue.continueshinytesters getting started vignette https://ashbaldry.github.io/shinytesters/articles/shinytesters.htmlEric's shinystate R package https://github.com/rpodcast/shinystateSupporting the showUse the contact page at https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact to send us your feedbackR-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with Alby, and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index.A new way to think about value: https://value4value.infoGet in touch with us on social mediaEric Nantz: @rpodcast@podcastindex.social (Mastodon), @rpodcast.bsky.social (BlueSky) and @theRcast (X/Twitter)Mike Thomas: @mike_thomas@fosstodon.org (Mastodon), @mike-thomas.bsky.social (BlueSky), and @mike_ketchbrook (X/Twitter) Music credits powered by OCRemixCliff the Great Crusader - Suikoden - Trenthian - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01268Brinstar Bonsai Garden - Super Metroid - Red Tailed Fox - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01473 | — | ||||||
| 8/2/25 | Issue 2025-W31 Highlights | In episode 209 of R Weekly Highlights we learn ways you can pinpoint just what is slowing down your R code, a novel framing for testing your next plumber API, and the adventures in recreating a NY Times chart entirely with ggplot2.Episode LinksThis week's curator: Jon Carroll - @jonocarroll@fosstodon.org (Mastodon) & @jonocarroll.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy (Bluesky) & @carroll_jono (X/Twitter)Speed Testing Code: Three LevelsTesting your Plumber APIs from RCopy the Pros: How to Recreate this NYTimes Chart in REntire issue available at rweekly.org/2025-W31Supplement ResourcesAdd links discussed in the episode (in place of this sentence)Eric and Mike's 2023 Shiny in Production workshop https://posit-conf-2023.github.io/shiny-r-prod/Jakub's R test gallery https://jakubsobolewski.com/r-tests-gallery/plumber2 - Easy and Powerful Webservers in R https://posit-dev.github.io/plumber2/Push straight to prod API development with R and Tensorflow at T-Mobile https://posit.co/resources/videos/push-straight-to-prod-api-development-with-r-and-tensorflow-at-tmobile/VCR R package by Scott Chamberlain https://github.com/ropensci/vcr/GitHub repository with Spencer's ggplot2 code https://github.com/Pecners/make_that_chartSupporting the showUse the contact page at https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact to send us your feedbackR-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with Alby, and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index.A new way to think about value: https://value4value.infoGet in touch with us on social mediaEric Nantz: @rpodcast@podcastindex.social (Mastodon), @rpodcast.bsky.social (BlueSky) and @theRcast (X/Twitter) Mike Thomas: @mike_thomas@fosstodon.org (Mastodon), @mike-thomas.bsky.social (BlueSky), and @mike_ketchbrook (X/Twitter) Music credits powered by OCRemixDigital Saṃsāra - Genshin Impact - OceansAndrew - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04775Big Earl Funk - ToeJam & Earl - Zach Chapman, Ian Martyn, newmajoe, Ronin Op F, TheManPF - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04785 | — | ||||||
| 7/23/25 | Issue 2025-W30 Highlights | In episode 208 of R Weekly Highlights, the LLM train keeps moving along in the data science community: First impressions of the new Positron Assistant for code completion and basic package development, plus a friendly app for exploring the upcoming posit::conf(2025) agenda created by one of our talented R Weekly curators!Episode LinksThis week's curator: Jon Calder - @jonmcalder@fosstodon.org (Mastodon) & @jonmcalder (X/Twitter) * @jonmcalder@bsky.socialPositron Assistant: GitHub Copilot and Claude-Powered Agentic Coding in RYour LLM-powered guide to the posit::conf(2025) agendaEntire issue available at rweekly.org/2025-W30Supplement ResourcesPositron Assistant https://positron.posit.co/assistantposit::conf(2025) Agenda Chat Bot https://posit-ai-posit-conf-agenda-chat.share.connect.posit.cloud/Supporting the showUse the contact page at https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact to send us your feedbackR-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with Alby, and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index.A new way to think about value: https://value4value.infoGet in touch with us on social mediaEric Nantz: @rpodcast@podcastindex.social (Mastodon), @rpodcast.bsky.social (BlueSky) and @theRcast (X/Twitter)Mike Thomas: @mike_thomas@fosstodon.org (Mastodon), @mike-thomas.bsky.social (BlueSky), and @mike_ketchbrook (X/Twitter) Music credits powered by OCRemixThe Quick and the Blue - Mega Man 2 - The Megas - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02090 | — | ||||||
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