What's New in R
A weekly roundup of new resources in the world of R.
What’s New in R: January 12, 2026
January 12, 2026
Welcome to this week’s edition of What’s New in R! Amazingly, this is the 100th issue of What’s New in R. Thanks for reading! This week, we’re featuring a data visualization on domestic terrorism trends, an introduction to Positron’s AI-powered Databot tool, and a package for analyzing qualitative text data. Let’s dive in!Understanding the Rise in Domestic Terrorism: Context Matters Stephen Ponce has created a compelling data visualization examining domestic terrorism trends in the United...
What’s New in R: January 5, 2026
January 5, 2026
Welcome to this week’s edition of What’s New in R! This week, we’re featuring a deep dive into AI privacy when using LLMs, a comprehensive demo of AI features in Positron, and a guide to configuring your editor for Quarto development. Let’s dive in!Privacy and AI Assistants Data privacy is a top concern for many when adopting AI tools, especially when working with sensitive information. In this post, Simon Couch and Sara Altman from Posit address these concerns head-on, explaining how tools...
What’s New in R: December 15, 2025
December 15, 2025
Welcome to this week’s edition of What’s New in R! This week, we’re featuring a comparison of mapping packages in R, an article on what makes R great for data science, and a talk on using LLMs to brand your data products. Let’s dive in!tmap vs. ggplot2 for mapping David O’Sullivan compares {tmap} and {ggplot2} for creating maps in R, examining four key areas: choropleth maps, raster data, web maps, and map elements like north arrows and scale bars. While this post is from 2024 (but new to...
What’s New in R: December 8, 2025
December 8, 2025
Welcome to this week’s edition of What’s New in R! This week, we’re featuring the complete collection of posit::conf(2025) talks, a keynote from posit::conf on trustworthy data visualization, and a tutorial on creating interactive {ggplot2} visualizations. Let’s dive in!posit::conf(2025) Talks Posit has released over 100 talks from posit::conf(2025), covering everything from R and Python development to AI integration, data visualization, and production workflows. With topics ranging from...
What’s New in R: December 1, 2025
December 1, 2025
Welcome to this week’s edition of What’s New in R! This week, we’re featuring a fun Halloween-themed {ggplot2} tutorial (yes, I’m a bit late on this), a package for creating Gantt charts, and a fascinating talk on automating election night reporting with R and Quarto. Let’s dive in!Neon Ghosts with ggplot2 Athanasia Monika Mowinckel creates a delightful Halloween-themed tutorial on making glowing, wiggly neon ghosts using {ggplot2}. While the subject matter is playful, the post teaches...
What’s New in R: November 24, 2025
November 24, 2025
Welcome to this week’s edition of What’s New in R! This week, we’re featuring a deep dive into {ggplot2}’s geoms and stats, an announcement of a new book on spatial data visualization, and a comprehensive demo of AI features in Positron. Let’s dive in!Exploring {ggplot2}’s Geoms and Stats Mattan Ben-Shachar provides a thorough exploration of the relationship between geoms and stats in {ggplot2}, going well beyond the basics of stat = "identity" in bar charts. The post systematically...
What’s New in R: November 17, 2025
November 17, 2025
Welcome to this week’s edition of What’s New in R! This week, we’re featuring a deep dive into mapping Antarctica with R, an analysis of housing affordability in Canada, and a talk on data visualization principles from a New York Times graphics editor. Let’s dive in!Mapping Antarctica Diego Hernangómez tackles the technical challenges of creating maps that cross the International Date Line and use polar projections in this detailed tutorial. The post walks through fixing geometric artifacts...
What’s New in R: November 10, 2025
November 10, 2025
Welcome to this week’s edition of What’s New in R! This week, we’re featuring a thoughtful reflection on vibe coding an R package, a new tool for discovering Quarto extensions, and a demonstration of Positron’s Data Explorer. Let’s dive in!I Vibe Coded an R Package Jonathan Carroll shares a fascinating reflection on using AI tools to build an R package for visualizing similar Japanese kanji characters. While you may have heard of “vibe coding” as a way to code without traditional...
What’s New in R: November 3, 2025
November 3, 2025
Welcome to this week’s edition of What’s New in R! This week, we’re featuring a tool for voice-controlled {ggplot2} creation, a beautiful TidyTuesday visualization of food insecurity trends, and a comprehensive guide to cleaning biodiversity data. Let’s dive in!Voice control {ggplot2} with {ggbot2} Stephen Turner demonstrates {ggbot2}, a remarkable new tool that allows you to create and customize {ggplot2} visualizations using only your voice. By launching a Shiny app with your data, you...