Do you teach #rstats? Do your students complain about how lame and old-fashioned dplyr is? Don't worry: I have the solution for you: github.com/hadley/genzp.... genzplyr is dplyr, but bussin fr fr no cap.

Based on the frequency of me typing it, I'm thinking about creating a new testhat package, presumably for testing hats.

pkgdown 2.2.0 now out — tidyverse.org/blog/2025/11.... Main feature is new build_llm_docs() which makes your websites easier to understand by LLMs. (Which you can easily turn off if desired) #rstats

I'm excited to share side::kick(), an experimental open-source coding agent for RStudio built entirely in R. It can interact with your files, communicate with your active #rstats session, and run code. Check it out: github.com/simonpcouch/...

And stringr 1.6.0 is out too: tidyverse.org/blog/2025/11.... A fairly small release but some handy improvements thanks to tidyverse dev day contributors! #rstats

Purrr is great and while I can still struggle with remembering the exact behavior of map functions, {purrr} is definitely becoming a staple for my own coding

purrr 1.2.0 out now — mostly removing long deprecated functions but a few small performance nad parallel processing improvements. Learn more at www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/11... #rstats

I wrote a lil post on the amazing work that @ginareynolds.bsky.social does championing ggplot2 extension developers and teaching others to build their own! The post features the Scrollytelling Quarto extension and the group's cute #RStats hex 🐱: rworks.dev/posts/ggplot...

Happy Halloween to all who celebrate. Hope you and/or your kids get some nice candy and fun times tonight! Here's a silly little post on making neon ghosts in #rstats with #ggplot2 drmowinckels.io/blog/2025/ne...

Halloween logicals, still the best 10/31 venn

It’s been a while since I posted any non-work stuff so here are a few recent crochet projects. All are from “Animal friends of Picapau2” by Yan Schenkel.

I wrote the first version of this draft almost exactly a year ago, but I wasn’t ready. I am now. thebarbedwire.com/2025/10/27/t...

I sincerely apologize for the mcptools package not having a cute lil feller on its hex sticker in its first release. This will be corrected in the next #rstats CRAN release!!! posit-dev.github.io/mcptools/

mcptools 0.2.0 is on CRAN! mcptools implements the Model Context Protocol in #rstats, allowing ellmer users to share context and tools more easily between LLM applications. Read more: github.com/posit-dev/mc...

I'm writing a blog post on making high-quality reports with Quarto and Typst like the ones we recently made for the Johns Hopkins University International Vaccine Access Center. Anything in particular you want to know about how we make reports like these? #rstats

I am SO excited for the Women in AI and Data Science event at the U of M on November 3. sites.google.com/umn.edu/wiad... In particular, I can't wait for @alexhanna.bsky.social's keynote, which I am sure will bring a critical perspective on AI.

Possibly weirded out my long-suffering colleagues with this idiosyncratic observation last week, and feel like it belongs in a meme. #rstats #python #ripdavidlynch

The making of this week's #TidyTuesday chart recorded with {camcorder} in #RStats 📹

One of my favorite aspects of the R community is the hex sticker culture. To this day one of my proudest #rstats contributions was artwork for two: purrr and forcats

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.

If you haven't got a website and want to give #quarto a go, the first video in my "Quarto Websites" series with @emilhvitfeldt.bsky.social could be a good place to start: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7r2... More resources in 🧵

Gave a talk about orbital last week at Socal RUG, it was delightful as always to spend time with these people. Slides: emilhvitfeldt.github.io/talk-orbital... Recording: www.youtube.com/live/pm-Ve3w...

Any Italian speakers who might have a little time to proofread some llm-generated pkgdown translations? github.com/r-lib/pkgdow...

Are there any Hindi speakers who could help proofread some LLM-generated translations for pkgdown? github.com/r-lib/pkgdow...

If you are interested in #dataviz you might possibly like the winners of the @amstatnews.bsky.social K-12 poster competition. Some posters are so adorable!!! 🥇 K-3 winner! 📊 Screen Time Fun: Are Your Eyes Happy Too? 🔗 magazine.amstat.org/wp-content/u... 🏆: magazine.amstat.org/blog/2025/08...

💡 Came across this nice tool today: 🎨 qualpal for algorithmically choosing maximally distinct colors under certain restrictions #dataviz JOSS paper, online tool, R package #rstats joss.theoj.org/papers/10.21...

This is similar to the conclusion I’ve come to as of late. I hold on to some hope that it will improve sooner rather than later but history doesn’t seem to point in that direction. In the meantime, be one of those “helpers” that Mr Rogers talked about.

"Consequently, the Indigenous data sovereignty movement formed to protect collective interests in data governance and ensure that benefits derived from data are directed back to Indigenous peoples" Heck yeah! @joseph-yracheta.bsky.social @kstsosie.bsky.social

Quarto friends! I need your help: We are implementing a new QMD parser in Quarto. It will be super nice. But it's a big change, and we want to minimize the impact. 1. Can you share a link to your Quarto project at github.com/quarto-dev/q... 2. repost this and let your Quarto friends know too?

Would any fluent speakers of Korean or Chinese have a couple of minutes to review some updated pkgdown translations at github.com/r-lib/pkgdow... ? These were generated by claude code, so they're probably ok, but I'd love a human to double check.

👀 I have a latenight confession: I was never a twitter person, which means I was never an #rstats twitter person. I benefitted from the wisdom there, but was never a part of it. Were you? What did I miss? What made it great? Gimme your eulogy for rstats twitter so that I can mourn with you #databs

Join us to hear the {ggiraph} story from @davidgohel.bsky.social at the #ggplot2 extenders meetup next Wedsnesday! #rstats 📊 extenders: bit.ly/ggplot2exten... sign up: bit.ly/join-gg-exte...

Trying out the {marquee} #rstats package for markdown-based formatting of ggplot elements and it's super neat marquee.r-lib.org (code for plot here github.com/andrewheiss/...)

Although this blog post doesn’t cover tidylog, it is a good review for anyone just getting started with merging or appending in #rstats. cghlewis.com/blog/joins/

There is a new monthly release of #Positron available, and it delivers fresh new features for the Data Explorer! In this screencast, I walk through how to interactively explore a recent #TidyTuesday dataset on literary prizes 📚📖🏆 using some of the Data Explorer newness. youtu.be/KOgQuWF0US4

Missing Values were dropped; Mean Imputation was applied; Data available on request; Code available on request; #rstats

Coming up next month, register now! R+AI 2025 - Nov 12-13 Keynote: Joe Cheng, CTO @ Posit Talk: “Keeping LLMs in Their Lane: Focused AI for Data Science and Research” Register now! rconsortium.github.io/RplusAI_webs... #rstats #AI #DataScience @posit.co @jcheng5.bsky.social

It is here!!! So very excited to bring this #rstats event to life! I hope you will join us for this conference and help us make this first one a success. Get your ticket and get ready for some community created education for R+AI!

oooh new version of Positron just released and it has (1) github copilot chat and (2) automatic {dplyr} code generation based on filtering/sorting/etc that you do in the data viewer #rstats

I made a new quarto revealjs template based on Pechakucha, a presentation format where you have 20 slides that auto-advances after 20 seconds. Once started you will not be able to stop it. And it will make sure you have 20 slides whether you like it or not github.com/EmilHvitfeld...

I'm a big fan of this idea! I need to write a blog post on this, but bslib + brand.yml + pkgdown's light switch is a killer combo for branded pkgdown sites with light/dark themes. The {btw} site is a good example posit-dev.github.io/btw/ All the magic is in _pkgdown.yml github.com/posit-dev/bt...

The myth of meritocracy inspires the implicit assumption that someone’s degree of success reflects their level of competence and skill. I think that this is one of the most toxic myths of our time.

🎨 Theming got a huge overhaul with the latest #ggplot2 release. In honour of that @teunbrand.bsky.social has written a comprehensive deep-dive into styling your plots, covering both old and new functionality. Grab a coffee and dive in! #rstats

Three phrases that capture some of the tidyverse team culture: Everybody takes out the trash We suffer so users don’t have to If it hurts, do it more often

Come work with me and the best team!! We work openly, together, with kindness. We care about onboarding, and have the best team culture I've ever experienced.

📣 Come work @openscapes.bsky.social ! We're looking for a NASA Openscapes Team Member to improve access & use of NASA suborbital data thru reproducible notebook clinics. Apply by October 26, 2025. Start December 2025. Details including pay rate: openscapes.org/connect#work... Please share!

Just learned: It's so easy to sort strings that are numbers in proper numerical order with the {stringr} #Rstats 📦's `str_sort()` function and numeric = TRUE!! x <- c("8", "10", "1", "40") str_sort(x, numeric = TRUE) [1] "1" "8" "10" "40"

Running an effective Code of Conduct committee is essential to building a welcome, inclusive community. But it's demanding, complex work to do well. So @ropensci.org's team is sharing our CoC management materials with an open license. We get better by learning from each other.

The new ggplot2 4.0.0 is here! 🎉 This major update includes a foundational rewrite of S7 and user benefits such as smarter labeling and a revamped theming system. Check the details: www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/09... BONUS: Join the release party on Oct 3, 3pm ET. bit.ly/join-gg-extenders #RStats

Cannot post. Too busy doing ggplot battles. #RStats #WOMBAT2025 www.ggplotbattles.dev/challenges/v...