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Talking to Jeffrey about programming languages for doing science was a lot of fun. The questions to help you choose what to learn:
- What do you mean by programming?
- What are your colleagues using?
- Which tools are available?
- How big are your data?
- Help is at hand
What do you think? #RStats
- What do you mean by programming?
- What are your colleagues using?
- Which tools are available?
- How big are your data?
- Help is at hand
What do you think? #RStats
Science is increasingly computational. But with so many languages to choose from, how to pick the right one? New @nature.com, I talked to @yabellini.bsky.social @titus.idyll.org @robp.bsky.social @gregwilson.tech & more to learn the key questions you can ask to help make your choice. #rstats 🧪
Which programming language should I use? A guide for early-career researchers
Computer scientists and bioinformaticians address four key questions to help rookie coders to make the right choice.
www.nature.com
April 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Talking to Jeffrey about programming languages for doing science was a lot of fun. The questions to help you choose what to learn:
- What do you mean by programming?
- What are your colleagues using?
- Which tools are available?
- How big are your data?
- Help is at hand
What do you think? #RStats
- What do you mean by programming?
- What are your colleagues using?
- Which tools are available?
- How big are your data?
- Help is at hand
What do you think? #RStats
Reposted by Ed T
I am 100% serious when I say that one of the most important skills for a researcher is an exceptional tolerance for feeling stupid. As a researcher, you really have to lean into feeling stupid.
March 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I am 100% serious when I say that one of the most important skills for a researcher is an exceptional tolerance for feeling stupid. As a researcher, you really have to lean into feeling stupid.
Reposted by Ed T
I love this new blog post from @jadeynryan.bsky.social and @rfortherestofus.com on working with the #rstats {fs} package to programmatically work with your file system. 🌟
rfortherestofus.com/2025/01/fs-f...
rfortherestofus.com/2025/01/fs-f...
Automate file management in R with the {fs} package
Learn how to automate file management tasks in R with the {fs} package, including renaming, moving, and organizing files for a more structured directory layout.
rfortherestofus.com
January 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I love this new blog post from @jadeynryan.bsky.social and @rfortherestofus.com on working with the #rstats {fs} package to programmatically work with your file system. 🌟
rfortherestofus.com/2025/01/fs-f...
rfortherestofus.com/2025/01/fs-f...
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forgts was mentioned in today's Posit Data Science Hangout, so sharing this again
convert formatted spreadsheets to gt objects
#rstats
luisdva.github.io/forgts/
convert formatted spreadsheets to gt objects
#rstats
luisdva.github.io/forgts/
January 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
forgts was mentioned in today's Posit Data Science Hangout, so sharing this again
convert formatted spreadsheets to gt objects
#rstats
luisdva.github.io/forgts/
convert formatted spreadsheets to gt objects
#rstats
luisdva.github.io/forgts/
Reposted by Ed T
Introducing the {messy} package | Nicola Rennie nrennie.rbind.io/blog/introdu... #rstats It looks very useful for creating, you know, messy datasets that one can use in classes on data tidying
January 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Introducing the {messy} package | Nicola Rennie nrennie.rbind.io/blog/introdu... #rstats It looks very useful for creating, you know, messy datasets that one can use in classes on data tidying