Issue 2026-W18 Highlights

MAY 2, 202633 MIN
R Weekly Highlights

Issue 2026-W18 Highlights

MAY 2, 202633 MIN

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How the new logrittr package gives you a peek behind the tidy pipelines of dplyr, and a fascinating glimpse into the universe of seeds going far beyond a favorite 80's song.&nbsp;<br /><br /><br />Episode Links&nbsp;<br /><ul><li>This week's curator: Jonathan Kitt - <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/jonathankitt.bsky.social" target="_blank">@jonathankitt.bsky.social</a> (Bluesky)</li><li><a href="https://guillaumepressiat.github.io/blog/2026/04/logrittr" target="_blank">logrittr: A Verbose Pipe Operator for Logging dplyr Pipelines</a></li><li><a href="https://www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2026/04/13/seeds-predetermined-universes/" target="_blank">Generating universes within universes with a single seed</a></li><li><a href="https://nrennie.rbind.io/talks/rladies-remote-r-tips/" target="_blank">Working Smarter in R: Tips, Tricks &amp; Real-World Lessons</a></li><li>Entire issue available at <a href="https://rweekly.org/2026-W18.html" target="_blank">rweekly.org/2026-W18</a></li></ul>Supplement Resources<br /><ul><li>tidylog <a href="https://github.com/elbersb/tidylog/" target="_blank">https://github.com/elbersb/tidylog/</a></li><li>logrittr documentation <a href="https://guillaumepressiat.github.io/logrittr/" target="_blank">https://guillaumepressiat.github.io/logrittr/</a></li><li>Fine-grained control of RNG seeds in R <a href="https://blog.djnavarro.net/posts/2023-12-27_seedcatcher" target="_blank">https://blog.djnavarro.net/posts/2023-12-27_seedcatcher</a></li></ul><br />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)&nbsp;</li></ul></li></ul><br />Music credits powered by <a href="https://ocremix.org/" target="_blank">OCRemix</a><br /><ul><li>Passing Breeze (Lounge Suite) - OutRun - Remorse - <a href="https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00875" target="_blank">https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00875</a></li></ul>