What’s New in R: August 10, 2026

August 10, 2026

Welcome to this week's edition of What's New in R! This week, we're featuring a beginner-friendly workshop on reproducible research with R and Quarto, some very well-deserved recognition for the R Core Team, and a clever trick for making your color palettes accessible. Let's dive in!From Data Analysis to Publication: Reproducible Research with R and Quarto In this R-Ladies+ Rome workshop, Betsabé Cohen and Jesica Formoso walk through how to build a reproducible research workflow by combining...

What’s New in R: August 3, 2026

August 3, 2026

Welcome to this week's edition of What's New in R! This week, we're featuring a practical guide to getting better R code out of your AI coding agent, a video on connecting R to the cloud, and an overview of agentic skills and how they can level up your work with agents. Let's dive in!10 tips for getting better R code from your AI coding agent Sharon Machlis rounds up ten practical tips for getting better R code out of AI coding agents like Claude Code, Codex, and Posit Assistant. She covers...

What’s New in R: July 27, 2026

July 27, 2026

Welcome to this week's edition of What's New in R! This week, we're featuring a video tour of Positron's settings, a look at whether AI is flooding CRAN with new packages, and a slick way to launch your projects in Positron with Raycast. Let's dive in!Exploring Positron settings In this video, Isabel Zimmerman and Davis Vaughan walk through a range of settings you can use to customize your experience in Positron. Being able to tailor the editor to how you actually work is one of the things I...