What’s New in R: June 9, 2025
Welcome to this week’s edition of What’s New in R! This week, we’re featuring a guide on translating Quartofiles, an exploration of Quarto for book creation, and a tutorial on creating animated population pyramids. Let’s dive in!
Translating Quarto (and other markdown files) into any language
In this insightful post by Frank Aragona, you’ll learn how to translate Markdown files using R. In this walkthrough, Aragona shows how he used R to translate Quarto files from English to Spanish (something he’s also speaking about at the upcoming Cascadia R Conference).
Writing a book with Quarto
Stephen Turner takes us on a journey through the capabilities of Quarto for creating books. This post highlights the features that make Quarto a powerful tool for authors, including its flexibility and integration with various data visualization tools. If you’re considering writing your next book with R, this resource is a must-read.
Creating Animated Population Pyramids
In this blog post, Peter Ellis demonstrates how to create animated population pyramids using R. This tutorial covers everything from data preparation to animation techniques, providing a comprehensive guide for visualizing demographic data. Interestingly, he does not use the more common approach (the {gganimate} package), but instead creates 100 PNG files that he then animates with the {magick} package.
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