After an unexpected break we are back with a new episode of R Weekly Highlights! If you thought the easiest way to create pivot tables was in Excel, the a new package just might change your perspective. Plus how you can pull the strings for a multi-agent LLM workflow with the new puppeteeR package.<br /><br />Episode Links&nbsp;<br /><ul><li>This week's curator: Batool Almarzouq - <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/batoolmm.bsky.social" target="_blank">@batoolmm.bsky.social</a> (Bluesky) &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/batool664" target="_blank">@batool664</a> (X/Twitter)</li><li><a href="https://eydlinilya.github.io/perspectiveR/articles/perspectiveR.html" target="_blank">perspectiveR: Interactive Pivot Tables and Charts from R</a></li><li><a href="https://arnold-kakas.github.io/puppeteeR/" target="_blank">puppeteeR - orchestrate multiple LLM agents into coordinated workflows</a></li><li>Entire issue available at <a href="https://rweekly.org/2026-W16.html" target="_blank">rweekly.org/2026-W16</a></li></ul><br />Supplement Resources<br />&nbsp;<br /><ul><li>Perspective upstream library <a href="https://perspective-dev.github.io" target="_blank">https://perspective-dev.github.io</a></li><li>You can just build your own programming language <a href="https://brodrigues.co/posts/2026-04-03-tproject.html" target="_blank">https://brodrigues.co/posts/2026-04-03-tproject.html</a></li><li>{gglite} <a href="https://pkg.yihui.org/gglite/" target="_blank">https://pkg.yihui.org/gglite/</a></li></ul><br />Supporting the show<br />&nbsp;<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)&nbsp;</li></ul></li></ul><br />Music credits powered by <a href="https://ocremix.org/" target="_blank">OCRemix</a><br /><ul><li>A flea and his giant - Mega Man X: Maverick Rising - Chuck Dietz - <a href="https://maverick.ocremix.org/music.php" target="_blank">https://maverick.ocremix.org/music.php</a></li></ul>