Recent Posts

1. wbstats 1.2.0 is now on CRAN 2026-08-28

   Programmatic Access to Data and Statistics from the World Bank API

2. Do you need a custom R package or Shiny app? I can build it for you 2026-08-27

   I offer turning a set of requirements into a maintainable package or dashboard

3. On the Expectation-Maximization (EM) algorithm and regression models 2026-08-25

   Using an iterative optimization framework to rethink regression models

4. More progress with Tabler for R 2026-08-16

   For R users that are just starting with R or that have been using it for years

5. R-Community A moderated Google Group to share R knowledge 2026-08-11

   For R users that are just starting with R or that have been using it for years

6. Spurious correlations 0.2 is on CRAN! 2026-07-30

   This release adds feedback from students and instructors

7. Tabler Server A minimal framework to create web dashboards in R 2026-07-13

   I started working on a deliberately tiny alternative to Shiny

8. cp1919 is on CRAN 2026-06-30

   Or how to plot a very famous album cover.

9. Let's create a minimal R GUI (R GUI 2, previously Q) 2026-06-30

   I realised that people that come from Stata struggle with R's current UI approach.

10. Unlearning the Tidyverse 2026-06-29

    My motivation to unlearn the Tidyverse after eight years using it.