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R is a versatile programming language designed for statistical computing and graphics. It can act as a calculator, provide numerical and graphical summaries of data and handle a variety of specific analyses:contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}. Whether you’re exploring data, running statistical tests or building predictive models, R offers built-in ... [Read more...]

Last year I wrote about cleaning some data from the NHTSA FARS database, the system that tracks information about road accidents in the United States. I did that again this year for my Modern Plain Text Computing class. I won’t repeat the cleanin... [Read more...]

Zhenguo Zhang's Blog https://fortune9.netlify.app/2025/10/08/r-setting-up-an-interactive-r-shiny-plotting-app/ -I have an ieda of creating a shiny app to create all kinds of plots interactively, so that users can choose their color, symbols, etc, which is very useful for data exploration and make a publication-quality figure. Today, I make it and ... [Read more...]

Zhenguo Zhang's Blog /2025/10/08/r-setting-up-an-interactive-r-shiny-plotting-app/ -I have an ieda of creating a shiny app to create all kinds of plots interactively, so that users can choose their color, symbols, etc, which is very useful for data exploration and make a publication-quality figure. Today, I make it and published it at https://... [Read more...]

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Code organization and deployment strategy for multiple Shiny apps sharing common logic within a single R package. Structuring your project in a monorepo format. [Read more...]

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Resource for using Large Language Model tools in R If you’re interested in using Large Language Models (LLMs) with R, you should check out Luis D. Verde Arregoitia’s new online resource: Large Language Model tools for R. Its available in English and S... [Read more...]

If you’re interested in using Large Language Models (LLMs) with R, you should check out Luis D. Verde Arregoitia’s new online resource: Large Language Model tools for R. Its available in English and Spanish. The resouce provides a comprehensive ... [Read more...]

New online book AI Assistants for Scientific Coding I’ve released a new online book, AI Assistants for Scientific Coding. It’s a practical guide to using language models to support scientific computing and analysis. The book focuses on helping people... [Read more...]

I’ve released a new online book, AI Assistants for Scientific Coding. It’s a practical guide to using language models to support scientific computing and analysis. The book focuses on helping people who already use R or Python for data analysis.... [Read more...]

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Automating the Github Copilot Agent from the command line with Copilot CLI Github Copilot CLI (Command Line Interface) recently became available. It is an AI agent, meaning it can use tools autonomously in a loop. It has two modes: An interac... [Read more...]

Github Copilot CLI (Command Line Interface) recently became available. It is an AI agent, meaning it can use tools autonomously in a loop. It has two modes: An interactive mode that is like a terminal version of the Copilot agent that runs in t... [Read more...]

I’m teaching my Modern Plain Text Computing course this semester and so I’m on the lookout for small examples that I can use to show some of the small techniques we regularly use when working with tables of data. One of those is just coming up with some ... [Read more...]