This is fantastic news! Heather is such a positive force in the #rstats community and is doing vital work for the long-term sustainability of R and its community.
in a similar vein, I'm not fond of the "chore" label in issue tagging systems
The future of #DataScience is at #positconf 2026. Check out our keynote lineup:
Wes McKinney: Future of high-performance computing
Christine Zhang: Data storytelling at NY Times
Emily Riederer: Scaling open-source at Capital One
Sara Altman & Simon Couch: AI-driven workflows
Register: pos.it/conf
this is one of my very favorite things about withr's take on this
withr::defer() -> withr::deferred_run()
tidyverse.org/blog/2020/04...
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#positconf2026 #rstats
Stop playing "diagnostics ping-pong" with your users 🏓
Wrote about why every R package wrapping external tools needs a sitrep() function — with real examples from meetupr and freesurfer.
#RStats
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Good news: The posit::conf(2026) Call for Talks has been extended to Friday, February 20!
Join us in Houston to share your work with the R & Python community.
🎤 Speakers receive: Professional coaching, free conference pass, travel assistance
Submit your 20-min talk proposal: pos.it/conf-talk-2026
you don't need to copy/paste from that preview! the rendered reprex, in a friendly md form, is already on your clipboard 😆
the htmlpreview is for your 👀, but the good stuff is on the clipboard waiting to be pasted in the relevant venue (default is github, but slack can also be requested)
Speak at posit::conf(2026) and share your R & Python stories!
Accepted speakers get:
✨ Travel & lodging help
✨ Free conference pass
✨ Professional coaching
Apply by Feb 6 to join us Sept 14-16 in Houston, TX!
Submit here: pos.it/conf-talk-2026
#positconf2026 #rstats #pydata
the tidyr::separate_wider_*() functions might offer a nice little improvement to your existing approach
this idea has been kicking around for years and @henrikbengtsson.bsky.social catalyzed something at an rOpenSci unconf once: github.com/HenrikBengts...
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Vignette workflows are just inherently awkward since, unlike help topics and `man/*.Rd` files, the rendered form of vignettes has no legit business or home inside an R package in source form. This chapter outlines some of the least bad workflows:
r-pkgs.org/vignettes.html
I define short aliases `bp()` and `bg()` for `usethis::browse_package()` and `usethis::browse_github()` in `.Rprofile` because I use them so much.
I'm reminded of how handy the usethis::browse_*() functions are and thought I'd remind people they exist. Choose from a menu of links or go straight to CRAN or GitHub. #rstats
This gives a fantastic framing of how to think about reproducibility (it's a spectrum) and how to use renv with intention. Highly recommend, even if you're not using renv, to get a better understanding of how to live in peace as R and package versions advance 🕊️ #rstats
My keynote about data science tools at posit::conf is now online! I originally meant it to be a talk about Positron, but as I was writing it, it took a left turn through the history of RStudio and into the philosophy of tool design & how to build stuff for people.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGre...
We are looking for #rstats community feedback on 3 new dplyr functions!
We're aiming to expand the `filter()` family:
- `filter()` to keep rows
- `filter_out()` to drop rows
- `when_any()` and `when_all()` as modifiers
Read more and leave feedback here:
github.com/tidyverse/ti...
maybe it should be your first Pythong package 🩴
Will definitely include this example in my next talk on how to name files!
✅ Full marks for "make it easy to guess what the heck something is, based on it name".
I loved discussing "Positron for RStudio Users: A Gentle Introduction" with @simisani.bsky.social & R-Ladies Gaborone!
Check out the recording and materials:
📹 www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fOQ...
📝 ivelasq.rbind.io/talk/positro...
I hope this intro is better than the one between my three cats 😹
I'm excited to share a new version of the Air formatter for #rstats, with support for tabular formatting! Super useful with `tibble::tribble()` calls or `data.table::fcase()`.
It's currently experimental as we're looking to get feedback on the feature, so please let us know what you think.
I still marvel at the choice to do "C:\Program Files"
BTW this "Frequency Reduces Difficulty" post from @martinfowler.com is the origin of the mantra "if it hurts, do it more often" (at least, it's where I learned it). It's amazing how broadly this applies.
martinfowler.com/bliki/Freque...
I bet the whole reason he's thinking about this is that I was complaining to him (to everyone, really) about the pain of using Windows full-time while my macbook's logic board gets replaced. And he brought out the house words "if it hurts, do it more often!"
this is a *wild* exaggeration but I'll allow it 🤣
2️⃣ I HAVE SUCH STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT THIS but already sense that it's a lost cause
I'd install Xcode command line tools (NOT all of Xcode) to get git and compilers, etc. (xcode-select --install)
and I'd use rig to install one or more versions of R (github.com/r-lib/rig)
(my macbook's logic board failed and is being replaced, so I'll be doing all this set up myself soon 😬)
Ever run `install.packages()` and wish it were faster, smarter, and more reliable?
The {pak} package speeds things up with parallel downloads, dependency solving, and reproducible installs.
📦 pak.r-lib.org
#RStats
enough women to make a line 😄
