A monumental achievement for bringing the Nix package manager to reproducible data science, travelling deep through the in-place modification rabbit hole across multiple languages, and a sampling of sage advice from the Data Science Hangout.<br />Episode Links<br /><ul><li>This week's curator: Tony Elhabr - <a href="https://mastodon.skrimmage.com/@tonyelhabr" target="_blank">@[email protected]</a> (Mastodon) & <a href="https://twitter.com/TonyElHabr" target="_blank">@TonyElHabr</a> (X/Twitter)</li><li><a href="https://www.brodrigues.co/blog/2024-09-27-nix_part_13/" target="_blank">Reproducible data science with Nix, part 13 -- {rix} is on CRAN!</a></li><li><a href="https://jcarroll.com.au/2024/09/25/in-place-modifications/" target="_blank">In-Place Modifications</a></li><li><a href="https://posit.co/blog/lessons-from-four-senior-leaders-in-the-data-space/" target="_blank">Data Career Insights: Lessons from four senior leaders in the data space</a></li><li>Entire issue available at <a href="https://rweekly.org/2024-W40.html" target="_blank">rweekly.org/2024-W40</a></li></ul>Supplement Resources<br /><ul><li>rix rOpenSci review: <a href="https://github.com/ropensci/software-review/issues/625" target="_blank">https://github.com/ropensci/software-review/issues/625</a></li><li>Determinate Systems Zero to Nix guide <a href="https://zero-to-nix.com/" target="_blank">https://zero-to-nix.com/</a> </li><li>vec - A new vector class with added functionality <a href="https://jonocarroll.github.io/vec/" target="_blank">https://jonocarroll.github.io/vec/</a></li><li>rray - Simple arrays <a href="https://rray.r-lib.org/" target="_blank">https://rray.r-lib.org/</a></li><li>Libby Heeren's podcast Data Humans <a href="https://libbyheeren.com/podcast.html" target="_blank">https://libbyheeren.com/podcast.html</a> or <a href="https://datahumans.libsyn.com/site" target="_blank">https://datahumans.libsyn.com/site</a></li><li>A Bayesian Plackett-Luce model in Stan applied to pinball championship data <a href="https://sumsar.net/blog/bayesian-plackett-luce-model-pinball-competition/" target="_blank">https://sumsar.net/blog/bayesian-plackett-luce-model-pinball-competition/</a></li><li> Cover and modify, some tips for R package development <a href="https://masalmon.eu/2024/09/24/cover-modify-r-packages/" target="_blank">https://masalmon.eu/2024/09/24/cover-modify-r-packages/</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) 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">@mike<em>[email protected]</em></a><em> (Mastodon) and </em><a href="https://twitter.com/mike_ketchbrook" target="_blank"><em>@mike</em>ketchbrook</a> (X/Twitter) </li></ul></li></ul>Music credits powered by <a href="https://ocremix.org/" target="_blank">OCRemix</a><br /><ul><li>Torvus Clockwork - Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - DarkeSword - <a href="https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01507" target="_blank">https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01507</a></li><li>Home is Where You Belong - Final Fantasy IX - Reuben Spears, Earth Kid - <a href="https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04135" target="_blank">https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04135</a></li></ul>
