The R-Podcast
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R is a free and open-source statistical computing environment. It has quickly become the leading choice of software used to develop cutting-edge statistical algorithms, innovative visualizations, and data processing, among other key features.
The R-Podcast
2y ago
The R-Podcast has risen again! After sharing the story of my R adventures since the last episode, we focus on a very important initiative that could pave the way for the next generation of developers contributing to the future of R itself. I am joined by research software engineer Heather Turner and statistician Saranjeet Kaur Bhogal to share the story of how the new R Development Guide brings a new and accessible approach for learning how to contribute to the R project itself, along with their vision of the upcoming Collaborative Campfires to inspire and grow the community around this imporan ..read more
The R-Podcast
2y ago
I take a quick minute to announce that the R-Podcast is coming back! And to check that the feeds are still working ..read more
The R-Podcast
3y ago
About this Episode
This is the second of multiple episodes covering the recent rstudio::conf 2020! In this episode, Eric shares the backstory behind his Shiny Community e-poster and welcomes data scientist Garrick Aiden-Buie to discuss his spectacular JavaScript for Shiny Users course, the mind-blowing features of the package accompanying the course, and much more. Plus takeaways from Shiny-related presentations at the conference and a fresh batch of listener feedback.
Links
rstudio::conf(2020L) recordings: resources.rstudio.com/rstudio-conf-2020
Reaping the benfits of the Shiny community e-p ..read more
The R-Podcast
3y ago
About this Episode
This is the first of multiple episodes covering the recent rstudio::conf 2020! In this episode, Eric shares his take on the big news made by RStudio and has a great interview with RStudio software engineer Kevin Ushey.
Links
RStudio becomes a Public Benefit Corporation: blog.rstudio.com/2020/01/29/rstudio-pbc
RStudio changes structure to focus on public benefit: www.infoworld.com/article/3518390/rstudio-changes-structure-to-focus-on-public-benefit.html
JJ Allaire's keynote slides: rstudio.com/slides/rstudio-pbc/
A corporate paradign shift - Public Benefit Corporations [http ..read more
The R-Podcast
3y ago
About this Episode
In this episode, Eric shares insights gained from the JSM 2019 conference, including an excellent panel discussion on the use of javascript in statistics. In addition, Eric is joined by RStudio's education team members Alison Hill & Mine Cetinkaya-Rundel to discuss new ideas for teaching data science effectively, as well as how tools like R-Markdown are opening many new possibilities for both students and teachers.
Episode Shownotes
Why Javascript? JSM panel discussion:
Karl Broman's slides
Carson Sievert's slides
Data Science in a Box: datasciencebox.org
RStudio Lea ..read more
The R-Podcast
3y ago
About this Episode
Eric is joined by RStudio's president Tareef Kawaf and they cover a wide variety of topics including Tareef's journey to RStudio, building a robust organization structure, and how an open-core model drives RStudio's vision for the present and future.
Episode Shownotes
RStudio 1.2 release highlights: blog.rstudio.com/2019/04/30/rstudio-1-2-release
Tareef's opening keynote at rstudio::conf 2019: Welcome and RStudio Vision
Reproducible Environments: environments.rstudio.com
RStudio Community: community.rstudio.com
RStudio Cloud (currently in alpha): rstudio.cloud
Introducing R ..read more
The R-Podcast
3y ago
Chicago R Unconference
Unconf website: [https://chirunconf.github.io/](chirunconf.github.io/)
Issue board: github.com/chirunconf/chirunconf19/issues
#chirunconf (Sharla Gelfand): sharla.party/posts/chirunconf/
Discover and share your supeR powers (Mauro Lepore): maurolepore.github.io/confs/articles/2019_chirunconf_experience.html
Joshua Goldberg's awesome unconf photo album
footrulr package repo: github.com/kanishkamisra/footrulr
Fixed-Choice Design Simulation drake workflow (Ben Listyg): github.com/wlandau/drake-examples/tree/master/fcd
drake v7.0.0 package release notes: ropensci.org/techno ..read more
The R-Podcast
3y ago
Conversation with Max Kuhn
Tidy models: github.com/tidymodels
parsnip - A tidy interface to models: tidymodels.github.io/parsnip/
caret package: topepo.github.io/caret/index.html
Conventions for R Modeling Packages: tidymodels.github.io/model-implementation-principles/
Additional rstudio::conf gems
Empowering a data team with RStudio addins (Hao Zhu): resources.rstudio.com/rstudio-conf-2019/empowering-a-data-team-with-rstudio-addins
pak: A fresh approach to package installation: pak.r-lib.org/
Gabor Csardi's rstudio::conf presentation: resources.rstudio.com/rstudio-conf-2019/pkgman-a-fresh ..read more
The R-Podcast
3y ago
In this episode I share the advice and tips I used to prepare my talk on Shiny Modules at rstudio::conf 2019. Plus I sit down with RStudio software engineer Rich Iannone to learn about his journey from atmospheric science to creating a collection of awesome R packages like DiagrammeR and gt for creating tables with a tidy syntax. As always thank you so much for listening and hope you enjoy this episode!
Conversation with Rich Iannone
DiagrammeR package: visualizers.co/diagrammer/
gt package: gt.rstudio.com/
blastula package: github.com/rich-iannone/blastula
Preparing for the Shiny Modules ta ..read more
The R-Podcast
3y ago
Another spectacular rstudio::conf is in the books and the R-Podcast has tons of insights to share! We kick off our coverage with a three-podcast crossover as I am joined by Credibly Curious co-host Nick Tierny and Not So Standard Deviations co-host Hilary Parker! We discuss our impressions of the conference and where we'd like to see R go in 2019. Plus I share how my journey to the Advanced R-Markdown workshop is a testament to the welcoming and openness that the R community offers. This is just the beginning of our coverage and I hope you enjoy this episode!
Conversation with Hilary Parker an ..read more