Issue 2025-W24 Highlights
The summer schedule has been crazy, but we finally have a new episode of R Weekly Highlights! In this episode: How the new shiny2docker package eases your entry to the world of containers, the power of WebAssembly in full ggplot2 glory, and how the latest solution for speeding up R code draws upon a classic computing language you may not expect.<br />Episode Links<br /><ul><li>This week's curator: Eric Nantz: <a href="https://podcastindex.social/@rpodcast" target="_blank">@[email protected]</a> (Mastodon) & <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/rpodcast.bsky.social" target="_blank">@rpodcast.bsky.social</a> (BlueSky) & <a href="https://twitter.com/theRcast" target="_blank">@theRcast</a> (X/Twitter)</li><li><a href="https://rtask.thinkr.fr/containerizing-shiny-apps-with-shiny2docker-a-step-by-step-guide/" target="_blank">Containerizing Shiny Apps with {shiny2docker}: A Step-by-Step Guide</a></li><li><a href="https://yjunechoe.github.io/ggplot2-layer-explorer/" target="_blank">ggplot2 layer explorer</a></li><li><a href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=quickr" target="_blank">{quickr} 0.1.0</a>: Compiler for R</li><li>Entire issue available at <a href="https://rweekly.org/2025-W24.html" target="_blank">rweekly.org/2025-W24</a></li></ul>Supplement Resources<br /><ul><li>{attachment} - Tools to deal with dependencies in scripts, Rmd, and packages <a href="https://thinkr-open.github.io/attachment/" target="_blank">https://thinkr-open.github.io/attachment/</a></li><li>The Rocker Project - Docker Containers for the R Environment <a href="https://rocker-project.org/" target="_blank">https://rocker-project.org/</a></li><li>r2u - CRAN as Ubuntu binaries <a href="https://eddelbuettel.github.io/r2u/" target="_blank">https://eddelbuettel.github.io/r2u/</a></li><li>ShinyProxy <a href="https://shinyproxy.io/" target="_blank">https://shinyproxy.io/</a></li><li>GitHub repository for ggplot2 Explorer <a href="https://github.com/yjunechoe/ggplot2-layer-explorer" target="_blank">https://github.com/yjunechoe/ggplot2-layer-explorer</a></li></ul>Supporting the show<br /><ul><li>Use the contact page at <a href="https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact" target="_blank">https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact</a> to send us your feedback</li><li><a href="https://podcastindex.org/podcast/1062040" target="_blank">R-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org</a> - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with <a href="https://getalby.com/" target="_blank">Alby</a>, and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index.</li><li>A new way to think about value: <a href="https://value4value.info" target="_blank">https://value4value.info</a></li><li>Get in touch with us on social media<ul><li>Eric Nantz: <a href="https://podcastindex.social/@rpodcast" target="_blank">@[email protected]</a> (Mastodon), <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/rpodcast.bsky.social" target="_blank">@rpodcast.bsky.social</a> (BlueSky) and <a href="https://twitter.com/theRcast" target="_blank">@theRcast</a> (X/Twitter)</li><li>Mike Thomas: <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@mike_thomas" target="_blank">@[email protected]</a> (Mastodon), <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mike-thomas.bsky.social" target="_blank">@mike-thomas.bsky.social</a> (BlueSky), and <a href="https://twitter.com/mike_ketchbrook" target="_blank">@mike_ketchbrook</a> (X/Twitter) </li></ul></li></ul>Music credits powered by <a href="https://ocremix.org/" target="_blank">OCRemix</a><br /><ul><li>WillRocky - Return All Robots! - WillRock - <a href="https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02280" target="_blank">https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02280</a></li><li>The Unnamed Frontier - Metroid II: Return of Samus - Pyro Paper Planes, Viking Guitar - <a href="https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02892" target="_blank">https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02892</a></li></ul>
