Announcing mori 0.1.0: Zero-copy shared memory for #RStats! Parallel R usually means duplicating data across every worker, causing RAM bloat. mori fixes this by sharing R objects across processes via OS-level shared memory. Share once, read anywhere Learn more: opensource.posit.co/blog/2026-04...

Announcing #RStats package ggcube, now on CRAN -- make 3D #ggplot2 figures using `coord_3d()` matthewkling.github.io/ggcube/

Gribouille v0.1.0: a Grammar of gGraphics for Typst. Modelled on ggplot2, drawn on cetz. Declare plots with aes, geom-*, facet-wrap and themes; compose hoists a shared legend. One toolchain, data straight to PDF. mickael.canouil.fr/posts/2026-0... #typst #rstats #grammarOfGraphics #ggplot2 #cetz

New work-in-progress #ggplot2 extension package for chord diagrams hopefully coming soon! #RStats #DataViz

Hey @thomasp85.com @teunbrand.bsky.social, I created a chart builder built on top of #ggsql: plotr.org. Sort of the ggsql Esquisse version :) Would love to hear what you think! It's still very much experimental though.

In memoriam Tomáš Kalibera (1978–2026). www.r-project.org/doc/obit/tom...

Nothing like a blooming rhododendron to light up your May evenings

I'm please to celebrate that legendry 0.3.0 has hit the streets on CRAN 🎉 Legendry is a ggplot2 extension that lets you draw more guides. Read about all the guide goodness in this minor update here: teunbrand.github.io/teunbrand_bl... #rstats #ggplot2

The latest release of #Positron went out last week, and it is chock full of exciting stuff! 🤩 Check out the new Packages pane, inline output for Quarto, the new Posit Assistant interface, and more: opensource.posit.co/blog/2026-05...

We listened. We reflected. We evolved. Meet RLadies+. A more inclusive identity for our global community. Because belonging matters. 🔗 Read more about the rebrand: rladies.org/news/2026/re...

Chartability is a resource to help make data visualizations and charts more accessible. It's organized into principles with testable criteria aimed at making sure people with disabilities are able to access data. chartability.fizz.studio

OpenTelemetry has come to R 🎉 Shiny, plumber2, mirai, httr2, ellmer, knitr, testthat, and DBI are now instrumented: production-grade traces from R with no code changes. Set a few env vars and telemetry flows to the backend of your choice. Full write-up: opensource.posit.co/blog/2026-05... #Rstats

The next #ggsql alpha-release will have some very nifty features to look forward to

roxygen2 8.0.0 out now: opensource.posit.co/blog/2026-05... ! So many goodies in this release including S7 support, tons of R6 improvement, a new config style, fewer dependencies, and so so many bug fixes #rstats

We continue to charge ahead with the #ggsql alpha release. Today we release 0.3.0 — a release that does not add much for the user but cleans up tremendously in our internals. Read here if you are interested in keeping up to date

This week's #TidyTuesday is about agricultural tariffs in the US. Today I've been working some more on #ggsql, so here is a ggsql plot! Code: gist.github.com/georgestagg/...

Bonus Drop #114 (2026-04-26): Let’s Get Visual Seeing is believing in the weekend Bonus Drop! Posit has launched an alpha version of ggsql, a SQL syntax extension for visualizations, allowing folks to create charts directly from SQL queries without additional programming languages. It utilizes […]

little technote about a cool trick that me and @gws.phd designed to make WebR load packages faster.

Just released mori 0.1.0 on CRAN — a new R package for shared memory across processes. Parallel R no longer has to mean duplicating your dataset in every worker's RAM. opensource.posit.co/blog/2026-04... 🧵 1/3

I've been working on this over the last few months and in my opinion it is just beyond cool. Grammar of graphics for SQL users!

I am excited beyond description to lift the veil on what we have been working on in 2026: Please meet ggsql! A new extension of the SQL language for creating visualisations using the grammar of graphics. Read all about it in the blog post or visit the website at ggsql.org

Does anyone have insight into how you would cache rust binaries in GitHub action for an rextendr #rstats package? The standard rust cache doesn't seem to do the trick

New blog post: Branded Figures and Tables in R and Python with Quarto. Style your figures and tables to match your brand automatically at render time, with light/dark mode support. mickael.canouil.fr/posts/2026-0... #Quarto #Python #RStats #Brand

I'm planning on a GIANT roxygen2 release in the near future (tons of bug fixes, improved R6 support, new S7 support, ...) so if you use for your packages, I'd really appreciate you trying it out and letting me know if you see any problems! github.com/r-lib/roxyge... #rstats

Do I know anyone at Apple who can champion the creation of a public API to read the elevation data from Maps in iOS an macOS apps (that is, the height of buildings, structures, and landscape)... It will make my first iOS app so much more ✨magical✨

And another Quarto announcement; I've alluded to it before, but we're making it "official". We've started work on Quarto 2. The blog post has an overview: quarto.org/docs/blog/po... We'll share more in future blog posts, but here's what you can expect from the Quarto 2 dev effort: (1/)

NEW Open Visualization Academy COURSE: 'Visualization with R’s ggplot2 Package and AI Tools' openvisualizationacademy.org/courses/visu... And in the newsletter: 'Designing for the Middle Reader': openvisualizationacademy.beehiiv.com/p/designing-... #dataViz #dataJournalism #dataVisualization

We have summer internships y'all! Come work at Posit on the PyData, tidymodels, shiny, or Connect teams: grnh.se/tigz810a3us. You will have an awesome time, learn a ton, and help advance our open source and pro tools 🧰 #rstats #pydata

I'm not entirely sure what the rules of this meme is...

Some of the test cases for the native LaTeX math expression parser and renderer I've been working on for textshaping which will soon bring native math equation rendering to #rstats and marquee

This perfectly captures my feelings while interacting with Claude Code today

I built a free tool that shows how night-time lights have changed anywhere on Earth. Here's how it works and why it's useful for monitoring conflict, disasters, development and growth. 👇

Yesterday I got to present what I painstakingly learnt about ✨ extending roxygen2 ✨ masalmon.eu/talks/2026-0... #RStats

Screens #521 (2022)

posit::conf(2026) call for talks may be over, but there are still many #RStats & #Python events where you can submit! Maybe we'll see you there: 🇬🇭 Ghana R Conference (Jul 9-10, Virtual): Feb 25 ghana-rusers.org 🐍 SciPy (Jul 13-19, Minneapolis, MN): Feb 25 pretalx.com/scipy-2026/cfp

🌈 rainbowR is next week! ⏳ Registration closes this Sunday at 23:59 UTC. If you’re planning to join us, now’s the time to sign up 💜 🔗 pretix.eu/rainbowr/con... #RStats #LGBTQ #QueerInTech #DataScience

Storms 3118 (2020) #rstats and #ggplot2

Here's a small portion of an animated bumper I made to promote a video game from @owlcatgames.bsky.social (Blind Descent). Seeing the latest advances in generative AI and how they've invaded space, I feel lucky to have at least produced this little piece from start to finish 🥲.

Inprecision #26 (2022) GLSL

I started making this R package 6 years ago. I finally have it in a state I'm happy with, thanks to Claude Code #Rstats github.com/MattCowgill/...

Wonder 152 (2024) GLSL

Announcing plumber2 0.2.0 for APIs in #RStats 🔧 plumber2 0.2.0 brings essential observability and authentication features to your R workflows: Native support for traces and metrics, streamlined request handling for higher throughput, and more! Read more: tidyverse.org/blog/2026/01...

Phases 2423 (2019) #rstats and #ggplot2

Constructive 72 (2021) #rstats and #ggplot2

Entrance (2022) GLSL and Budapest Symphonic Orchestra (sound on)

‘Screen Time’ Latest painting - acrylic on canvas (130 x 70cm)

📣 NEW! I’ve just released the BIGGEST and perhaps most creative project I’ve ever worked on! “Searching for Birds” searchingforbirds.visualcinnamon.com 🐤 A project, an article, an exploration that dives into the data that connects humans with birds, by looking at how we search for birds.

Folding Flow 19 (2021) #rstats and #ggplot2

Genesis 4563 (2019) #rstats and #ggplot2

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