A massive milestone for the language that eventually led to the R we know and love, plus a comprehensive look at two popular workflow frameworks across the R and Python ecosystems.<br />&nbsp;<br />Episode Links&nbsp;<br /><ul><li>This week's curator: Jon Calder - <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@jonmcalder" target="_blank">@[email protected]</a> (Mastodon) &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/jonmcalder" target="_blank">@jonmcalder</a> (X/Twitter)</li><li><a href="https://blog.r-project.org/2026/05/05/s-at-50/" target="_blank">S at 50</a></li><li><a href="https://jcarroll.com.au/2026/05/04/comparing-r-s-targets-and-dbt-for-data-engineering/" target="_blank">Comparing R's {targets} and dbt for Data Engineering</a></li><li>Entire issue available at <a href="https://rweekly.org/2026-W20.html" target="_blank">rweekly.org/2026-W20</a></li></ul><br />Supplement Resources<br /><ul><li>Fifty years of S poster <a href="https://blog.r-project.org/post/S-at-50/s_at_50_poster.jpg" target="_blank">https://blog.r-project.org/post/S-at-50/s_at_50_poster.jpg</a></li><li>Quarto 2: Parsing and Source Maps <a href="https://opensource.posit.co/blog/2026-05-07_quarto-2-parsing/" target="_blank">https://opensource.posit.co/blog/2026-05-07_quarto-2-parsing/</a></li><li>Beyond Feasibility: Learning from FDA’s Response to WebAssembly and Container-Based Submissions <a href="https://r-consortium.org/posts/beyond-feasibility-learning-from-fdas-response-to-webassembly-and-container-based-submissions/" target="_blank">https://r-consortium.org/posts/beyond-feasibility-learning-from-fdas-response-to-webassembly-and-container-based-submissions/</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>J-Type - Tetris - Nostalvania - <a href="https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04401" target="_blank">https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04401</a></li></ul>