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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 10h

This week on What's New in R: ✅ Building package documentation sites with Quarto ✅ Building AI agents you can actually trust ✅ The {gtxlsx} package that writes your gt tables straight into Excel workbooks Read: rfortherestofus.com/2026/10/whats-n… #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 28/09/2026

This week on What's New in R: ✅ @andrew.heiss.phd’s fully open course on quantitative methods ✅ R-Ladies Rome workshop on typesetting with Typst and Quarto ✅ The {ggplotplus} package Read the issue: rfortherestofus.com/2026/09/whats-n… @maisrc.bsky.social

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 22/09/2026

Last day. Registration for R in 3 Months closes tonight at midnight PT. This is the final cohort, there won't be another. Register today: rfortherestofus.com/3months #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 21/09/2026

This week on What's New in R: ✅ Quarto 1.10 & improved accessibility checking ✅ {geovizr} for making interesting maps ✅ Highlights from Positron's August release Read the issue: rfortherestofus.com/2026/09/whats-n… #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 21/09/2026

Curious what "learn R in 3 months" actually produces? Past participants' final project videos are public. Watch a few: rfortherestofus.com/3months#how-muc… Registration for the final cohort closes tomorrow, and you can still try the first two weeks free. #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 17/09/2026

You're never stuck on your own when you participate R in 3 Months. Submit your code. Get a real, personalized video review. Ask follow-ups in comments or Discord. That's the loop, every week, for 13 weeks. Sign up: rfortherestofus.com/3months #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 16/09/2026

Some news: the Fall 2026 cohort of R in 3 Months (starting Sept 24) will be the last one. It's been six years, nearly 500 participants, and we're moving on to something new. Try the first two weeks free before deciding → rfortherestofus.com/3months #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 15/09/2026

We analyzed 11 cohorts of R in 3 Months data. 96% of people arrive having barely touched R. By the end, self-rated R skills nearly triple. If you feel like you're not "technical enough" to learn R, the data says otherwise. Join R in 3 Months: rfortherestofus.com/3months #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 14/09/2026

This week on What's New in R: ✅ {ggtintshade} adds tinting & shading to ggplot2 ✅ {rsonar} reviews your R code quality ✅ Modern Dive V2: an open-source textbook on statistical inference Read the issue: rfortherestofus.com/2026/09/whats-n… #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 11/09/2026

Last call: the $100 early bird discount on R in 3 Months ends tonight at midnight Pacific. If you missed our info session, the replay is up on the site. Either way, this is the last day to save $100 on your R in 3 Months registration. Sign up today: rfortherestofus.com/3months #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 08/09/2026

What's New in R: ✅ Guide to making beautiful slides with Quarto & Reveal.js ✅ Data manipulation styles compared ✅ cartographr, an R package for poster-worthy city maps Read the issue: rfortherestofus.com/2026/09/whats-n… #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 08/09/2026

What does a week in R in 3 Months look like? Lessons, a live session, a project, feedback, community. Want to learn more? Join a free info session this Thursday, Sept 10, 11am PT. Register (we'll send the recording if you can't join live) → rfortherestofus.com/3months #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 02/09/2026

"Why learn R when AI can write the code for me?" Because you still need to know whether the code is right. R in 3 Months now teaches the fundamentals alongside how to use AI well, not instead of them. Join R in 3 Months this fall: rfortherestofus.com/3months #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 31/08/2026

What's New in R: ✅ Australian government report on AI & employment made entirely in R ✅ @drxeo.eu on Spain's rising heat ✅ @ivelasq3.bsky.social intro to agent skills Read the issue: rfortherestofus.com/2026/08/whats-n… @mattcowgill.bsky.social #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 31/08/2026

Expensive software. No guidance. No stats background. These three things keep a whole lot of people from learning how to work with data. Good news is that R in 3 Months is designed to solve these challenges. Learn more at rfortherestofus.com/3months #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 28/08/2026

"R in 3 Months is truly the best R resource I know for learning and expanding R skills." — Bill Pine, past participant A wide range people show up to R in 3 Months: total beginners and people who've used R for years. Both leave with something. Learn more: rfortherestofus.com/3months

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 27/08/2026

Registration is open for the 12th cohort of R in 3 Months (Sept 24 to Dec 17). Weekly lessons, live sessions on Thursdays, real feedback on your own project, and community support. $100 off through Sept 11! Sign up → rfortherestofus.com/3months #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 24/08/2026

This week on What's New in R: ✅ Nicola Rennie introduces {ggchord2} ✅ A package that lets you play Doom in R ✅ Kylie Ainslie’s The Warehouse for easy discovery of R packages Read the issue: https://rfortherestofus.com/2026/08/whats-new-in-r-august-24-2026 #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 24/08/2026

Every fall, we have a new cohort of R in 3 Months, the program that's helped nearly 500 people go from "I should really learn R" to actually using it in their work. Registration opens later this week. More details soon. rfortherestofus.com/3months #rstats #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 17/08/2026

This week on What's New in R: ✅ Options for collaborating on Quarto documents ✅ Quartorium, a tool for non-technical Quarto collaboration ✅ Jakub Nowosad reflects on the state of geocomputation with R Read the issue: rfortherestofus.com/2026/08/whats-n… #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 03/08/2026

This week on What's New in R: ✅ A guide to getting better R code out of your AI coding agent ✅ Video on connecting R to the cloud ✅ Overview of agentic skills Read the issue: rfortherestofus.com/2026/08/whats-n… #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 29/07/2026

"If I buy a topics course now, will I keep access after it's retired?" Yes! Purchase before July 31 and the course is yours forever. If there's anything in the current course list you've been wanting, use BYEBYETOPICSCOURSES for 50% off at rfortherestofus.com/courses before they're gone. #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 15/07/2026

We're building Ally, a new subscription launching this summer for R users who want to navigate AI thoughtfully. In the meantime, my topics courses are going away at the end of July. Use BYEBYETOPICSCOURSES for 50% off at rfortherestofus.com/courses. #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 13/07/2026

On What's New in R this week: ✅ A package that adds guardrails to your LLM workflows ✅ A new Shiny component for packing controls into cards and inputs ✅ Quarto extension for creating styled diagrams Read: rfortherestofus.com/2026/07/whats-n… #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 08/07/2026

Nine R courses are going away July 31 but you can get them at 50% off right now. Use code BYEBYETOPICSCOURSES at rfortherestofus.com/courses. Buy by July 31 and you keep access forever. #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 06/07/2026

On What's New in R this week: ✅ Guide to generating personalized exams at scale with Typst ✅ A Quarto extension for shifting heading levels ✅ {ggcube}, a package for building 3D plots with familiar {ggplot2} syntax Read: rfortherestofus.com/2026/07/whats-n… #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 01/07/2026

We're retiring all nine of our topics courses at the end of July. If you want any of the topics courses before they're gone, use code BYEBYETOPICSCOURSES for 50% off at rfortherestofus.com/courses. Access is yours forever once you purchase. #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 29/06/2026

On What's New in R this week: ✅ v0.3.0 of {legendry}, a package for building advanced ggplot2 legends and guides ✅ Highlights of Positron's May release ✅ Peter Ellis investigates: how long do wars tend to last? Read: rfortherestofus.com/2026/06/whats-n… #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 22/06/2026

What's New in R this week: ✅ J@jhelvy.bsky.social on why Quarto pairs so well with LLMs ✅ Quarto extension that saves you from repeating headings across slides ✅ Easy way to turn a nested list into a tidy tibble Read: rfortherestofus.com/2026/06/whats-n… #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 15/06/2026

On What's New in R this week: ✅Talk on keeping your R package environments from breaking over time ✅ R Ladies session: Working Smarter in R ✅ Guide to migrating your PDF reports from pagedown to Typst Read: rfortherestofus.com/2026/06/whats-n… #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 12/06/2026

Many AI coding tools create an “illusion of progress.” Sara Altman & Simon Couch explain why AI for data science should do more than generate answers—it should help analysts understand their data, audit code, make better decisions. rfortherestofus.com/2026/06/podcast…

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 08/06/2026

Featured this week on What's New in R: ✅ A package for compositing ggplot graphics into images ✅ Posit announced their new AI tooling for Positron and RStudio ✅ A practical guide to map projections in R Read: rfortherestofus.com/2026/06/whats-n… #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 01/06/2026

Featured on What's New in R this week: ✅ A blind taste tests for decaf coffee ✅ A better way to view your data using {dataviewR} ✅ A Quarto extension that lets you draw on your slides while presenting rfortherestofus.com/blog/whats-new-… #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 18/05/2026

Featured on What's New in R this week: ✅ The {realtalk} package for accessing US price indexes in R ✅ A deep dive into atmospheric light simulation for 3D visualizations ✅ {FakeDataR}, a package for generating synthetic data to safely share with AI assistants Read more: buff.ly/sTOfyrH #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 11/05/2026

Featured on this week's What's New in R: ✅ @emilhvitfeldt.bsky.social demos a Claude Code skill for generating Quarto alt text ✅ @albertrapp.bsky.social’s video on automating serverless dashboards ✅ How @kjhealy.co used Quarto for his data viz book Read the issue: buff.ly/hjp7fYc #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 04/05/2026

This week on What's New in R: ✅ An introduction to Posit AI for RStudio ✅ 2nd edition of @kjhealy.co’s Data Visualization: A Practical Introduction book ✅ Quarto extension built by @ellakaye.co.uk for displaying times in readers’ local time zones. Read the issue: buff.ly/3I1H2dz #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 30/04/2026

⏰ Final hours: 50% discount on new versions of R for the Rest of Us core course ends at midnight! $99 each (regular $199): • Fundamentals of R • Going Deeper with R Getting Started with R is FREE as always. All rebuilt with Positron + latest R updates. Don't miss out → buff.ly/rdULEs7 #RStats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 27/04/2026

This week on What's New in R, we're featuring: ✅ @richmeister.bsky.social’s guide to making beautiful tables with {gt} ✅ Tutorial by @nrennie.bsky.social on interactive beeswarm charts ✅ How an R user is building a data infrastructure for Kenyan baseball Read the issue: buff.ly/XGe8gx3 #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 20/04/2026

This week on What's New in R: ✅ Walkthrough of @andrew.heiss.phd’s Positron workflow ✅ Blog post by @ivelasq3.bsky.social sharing collection of Claude skills for R users ✅ @stephenturner.us’s demo of a Claude Skill for automatically generating _brand.yml files Read more: buff.ly/iTfyA48 #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 16/04/2026

We rebuilt our core R courses—now using Positron. More modern workflows. Built-in AI. Better debugging. 🎉 To celebrate the launch: Get 50% off paid courses through April 30. See updated courses: buff.ly/rdULEs7 #DataScience #RStats #Positron

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 13/04/2026

This week on What's New in R: ✅ Luis D. Verde Arregoitia’s living guide to LLM tools for R ✅ Hands-on tutorial on version control for data workers ✅ Jörn Alexander Quent offers tips for creating publication-ready figures with {ggplot2} Read the issue: buff.ly/wMSXnAh #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 06/04/2026

This week on What's New in R: ✅ Tutorial by David O’Sullivan on bivariate choropleth maps in {tmap} ✅ {querychat}, a new package for adding AI-powered chat to Shiny apps ✅ Susan Buck’s video guide to switching from RStudio to Positron Read the issue: buff.ly/2F2qg1M #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 30/03/2026

This week on What's New in R: ✅ Guide to detecting outliers in R by @Dr. M. Fatih T. ✅ Tutorial by @bastianolea.rbind.io on visualizing Chilean census data as maps ✅ Walkthrough of generating dynamic alt text for Shiny app plots by @jumpingrivers.com Read the issue: buff.ly/b9epl8e #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 23/03/2026

This week on What's New in R, we're featuring: ✅ {quallmer}, a package for for AI-assisted qualitative coding ✅ {googletraffic} package for accessing real-time Google Maps traffic data ✅ Workshop on creating polished branded documents with Quarto Read the issue: buff.ly/ccAnQfq #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 17/03/2026

Mike Stackhouse's approach to using AI isn't "write me code". It's: 1. Build requirements 2. Create design specifications 3. Implement step-by-step As Mike says: "It's not just about writing code; it's about the thinking that goes into the code." Learn more: buff.ly/QUchTJa #Rstats #AI #Claude

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 16/03/2026

No-code tools might become obsolete. Mike Stackhouse shares a provocative take: Why build complex no-code architectures when AI can help anyone prototype directly with code? Full episode: buff.ly/QUchTJa Tune in and share your thoughts in the comments. #Rstats #AI

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 16/03/2026

This week on What's New in R: ✅ Crystal Lewis gives a hands-on walkthrough of the new {dplyr} 1.2.0 functions ✅ Tip for placing text annotations directly onto {ggplot2} plots ✅ {typstable}, a package for creating publication-ready tables in Typst Read the issue: buff.ly/ipKsqHH #rstats

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R for the Rest of Us @rfortherestofus.com · 13/03/2026

The R for the Rest of Us podcast is BACK! Mike Stackhouse from Atorus Research joined us for a chat about using AI with R effectively & safely. He gave a live demo creating clinical reports from scratch, demonstrating how to build reproducible analyses. Learn more: buff.ly/xPl00FL #Rstats #AI

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