Issue 2025-W24 Highlights

The summer schedule has been crazy, but we finally have a new episode of R Weekly Highlights! In this episode: How the new shiny2docker package eases your entry to the world of containers, the power of WebAssembly in full ggplot2 glory, and how the latest solution for speeding up R code draws upon a classic computing language you may not expect. Episode Links This week's curator: Eric Nantz: @rpodcast@podcastindex.social (Mastodon) & @rpodcast.bsky.social (BlueSky) & @theRcast (X/Twitter) Containerizing Shiny Apps with {shiny2docker}: A Step-by-Step Guide ggplot2 layer explorer {quickr} 0.1.0: Compiler for R Entire issue available at rweekly.org/2025-W24 Supplement Resources {attachment} - Tools to deal with dependencies in scripts, Rmd, and packages https://thinkr-open.github.io/attachment/ The Rocker Project - Docker Containers for the R Environment https://rocker-project.org/ r2u - CRAN as Ubuntu binaries https://eddelbuettel.github.io/r2u/ ShinyProxy https://shinyproxy.io/ GitHub repository for ggplot2 Explorer https://github.com/yjunechoe/ggplot2-layer-explorer 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 WillRocky - Return All Robots! - WillRock - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02280 The Unnamed Frontier - Metroid II: Return of Samus - Pyro Paper Planes, Viking Guitar - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02892