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This episode highlights a significant milestone in the history of the S language and explores popular workflow frameworks in R and Python.
A massive milestone for the language that eventually led to the R we know and love, plus a comprehensive look at two popular workflow frameworks across the R and Python ecosystems. Episode Links This week's curator: Jon Calder - @jonmcalder@fosstodon.org (Mastodon) & @jonmcalder (X/Twitter) S at 50 Comparing R's {targets} and dbt for Data Engineering Entire issue available at rweekly.org/2026-W20 Supplement Resources Fifty years of S poster https://blog.r-project.org/post/S-at-50/s_at_50_poster.jpg Quarto 2: Parsing and Source Maps https://opensource.posit.co/blog/2026-05-07_quarto-2-parsing/ Beyond Feasibility: Learning from FDA’s Response to WebAssembly and Container-Based Submissions https://r-consortium.org/posts/beyond-feasibility-learning-from-fdas-response-to-webassembly-and-container-based-submissions/ Supporting the show Use the contact page at https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact to send us your feedback R-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…
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Host: Eric Nantz
Topics covered
- R programming
- Python programming
- data engineering
- workflow frameworks
- S language history
- FDA submissions
- Quarto
Keywords
- R
- Python
- data engineering
- S language
- FDA
- Quarto
- workflow frameworks
- targets
- dbt
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Organizations: Python, FDA, R Consortium, Quarto, Podcastindex.org, Alby, Value4Value
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