Issue 2026-W43 Highlights

We learn about the variety of ways you can contribute back to the core of R, a roundup of the excellent choices available for package and environment reproducibility, and an amazing collection of Shiny applications and packages addressing massive needs in bioinformatics … all created in a single internship! Episode Links This week's curator: Eric Nantz: @rpodcast@podcastindex.social (Mastodon) & @rpodcast.bsky.social (BlueSky) & @theRcast (X/Twitter) How Do I Contribute to R? A Guide to Getting Involved with R Core {renv}, {rix}, rv, uvr, ir: An explosion of R package and environment managers Genomes, Prompts, and Shiny: What I Built During My Summer at Posit Entire issue available at rweekly.org/2026-W43 Supplement Resources R Developer Guide https://contributor.r-project.org/rdevguide/ R Dev Container Guide https://contributor.r-project.org/r-dev-env/ Package Management in R (R/Pharma Hangout) https://rinpharma.com/docs/hangout/recordings/package_management/ Supporting the show Use the contact page at https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact to send us your feedback R-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with Alby, and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index. A new way to think about value: https://value4value.info Get in touch with us on social media Eric Nantz: @rpodcast@podcastindex.social (Mastodon), @rpodcast.bsky.social (BlueSky) and @theRcast (X/Twitter) Mike Thomas: @mike_thomas@fosstodon.org (Mastodon), @mike-thomas.bsky.social (BlueSky), and @mike_ketchbrook (X/Twitter) Music credits powered by OCRemix Lost in a Nightmare - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - Palpable - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03001 On Wings of Steel - Afterburner - Juan Medrano - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03405