Nan Xiao

revdeprun: Rust CLI for R package reverse dependency check automation revdeprun is a Rust CLI tool that makes running reverse dependency checks on cloud instances as easy as a single command. Learn why this matters for R package maintainers and how it can save you hours...

revdeprun: Rust CLI for #rstats package reverse dependency check automation nanx.me/blog/post/re...

ggsci 4.0.0: 400+ new color palettes ggsci 4.0.0 is here, with over 400 new color palettes from Primer, Atlassian, and iTerm2-Color-Schemes to bring more options to your ggplot2 data visualizations.

ggsci 4.0.0: 400+ new color palettes nanx.me/blog/post/gg... #rstats

Introducing py-ggsci: ggsci color palettes for plotnine in Python Bring publication-ready color palettes to your Python plots with py-ggsci. This new package ports the popular ggsci palettes from R to plotnine and makes it easy to create beautiful, professional visu...

Introducing py-ggsci: ggsci color palettes for plotnine in Python nanx.me/blog/post/gg...

Markdown Stupefy: Tidy AI Text in VS Code Markdown Stupefy is a VS Code extension that converts smart punctuation to ASCII, removes emoji, and tidies trailing whitespace so AI-generated text is easy to edit and diff.

Markdown Stupefy: tidy AI text in VS Code nanx.me/blog/post/vs...

Refactoring the GPU Selector App with Claude Code: A Vibe Coding Experiment I rebuilt my deep learning GPU selector app using Claude Code, and here is what I learned from this small vibe coding experiment.

A small vibe coding experiment with Claude Code: nanx.me/blog/post/cl...

My First PyCon Experience I attended my first PyCon in Pittsburgh. Here is what caught my attention as a statistician by learning from the Python community.

My first #PyCon experience nanx.me/blog/post/my...

pkgdown.offline: Build pkgdown websites without an internet connection Introducing pkgdown.offline, an R package for building pkgdown websites entirely offline. Learn how it addresses recent pkgdown internet requirements, essential for CI/CD pipelines and air-gapped envi...

pkgdown.offline: Build pkgdown websites without an internet connection nanx.me/blog/post/pk... #rstats

Customizing Inter with alternative optical sizing presets Fine-tune the popular Inter typeface using optical sizing (opsz) and letter spacing. This post introduces a set of CSS presets to easily adjust its appearance for optimal readability in your web proje...

Customizing Inter with alternative optical sizing presets nanx.me/blog/post/in...

Optimize R foreach loops for parallelism: avoid the .combine argument Learn why using .combine in R parallel foreach loops can harm performance. Benchmark comparisons show that manual aggregation methods like data.table::rbindlist() significantly accelerate execution.

Optimize R foreach loops for parallelism: avoid the .combine argument nanx.me/blog/post/r-... #rstats

R packages using Rust r-rust-pkgs is a curated GitHub repository that collects R packages on CRAN that use Rust. It provides a centralized resource for finding high-performance R packages built with Rust, leveraging Rust's...

R packages using Rust nanx.me/blog/post/r-... #rstats

Introducing rtflite for Python rtflite is a lightweight Python package for generating production-ready tables, listings, and figures (TLFs) in RTF format, designed for clinical study reporting and regulatory submissions while integ...

Introducing rtflite for Python nanx.me/blog/post/rt...

Prevent RStudio 2024.12.0 from adding ProjectID to .Rproj files RStudio 2024.12.0 unconditionally adds a ProjectID field to .Rproj files, causing unwanted Git diffs and potential editing conflicts. This post explains the issue and provides an R script to automatic...

Prevent RStudio 2024.12.0 from adding ProjectID to .Rproj files nanx.me/blog/post/rs... #rstats

Introducing pkglite for Python pkglite for Python is a simple framework to pack source packages written in any language into a text file and restore them, supporting reproducible research and standard engineering workflows across d...

Introducing pkglite for #Python nanx.me/blog/post/pk...

Customize testthat snapshot directory with monkey patching Learn how to customize the default snapshot directory in testthat using monkey patching in R. This post provides a practical solution for modifying testthat internals to meet your project's needs, wit...

Customize testthat snapshot directory with monkey patching nanx.me/blog/post/te... #rstats

Skip RStudio splash screen Learn how to skip the RStudio IDE splash screen using simple automation scripts for macOS, Linux, and Windows.

Skip splash screen in RStudio IDE 2024.12+ nanx.me/blog/post/rs... #rstats

tinyvdiff: Minimalist visual regression testing plugin for pytest Introducing tinyvdiff, a minimalist pytest plugin for visual regression testing in Python. Designed for reproducible workflows, tinyvdiff converts PDFs into SVG snapshots for comparing appearance chan...

tinyvdiff: Minimalist visual regression testing plugin for pytest nanx.me/blog/post/ti...