R for the Rest of Us

Live today at 11am PT: Intro to AI skills. Skills are small bits of instruction that teach AI agents specific tasks. I'll cover what they are, how to install them, and how they make AI more useful for R. Free for everyone: https://www.youtube.com/live/Kl104x47p6Y #rstats

What's New in R this week? ✅ Positron Deck, a project that puts your Positron shortcuts on Stream Deck buttons ✅ A new book on automating repetitive data work with R ✅ An ASMR video on the basics of RStudio Read: https://rfortherestofus.com/2026/10/whats-new-in-r-october-26-2026 #rstats

Tired of telling AI the same things over and over? An AGENTS.md file tells AI how you like your R code written, so it follows your preferences every time. I'll set one up in today's free livestream at 11am Pacific. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/live/4nkYRhaEOwg #rstats

Should you just ask AI to analyze your data? I don't think so. I had Claude profile a dataset first, then write a Quarto document with code I could run to check its claims. Trust but verify. https://rfortherestofus.com/lessons/your-first-data-analysis-with-ai #rstats

Do you still need careful prompts to get good R code from AI? Even lazy prompts got me ggplot2 and tidyverse code from Claude. My new four-minute video covers why, and the one place a specific prompt still helped. https://youtu.be/YyRzQDzcwP4 #rstats

Do you still need careful prompts to get good R code from AI? Even lazy prompts got me ggplot2 and tidyverse code from Claude. My new four-minute video covers why, and the one place a specific prompt still helped. https://youtu.be/YyRzQDzcwP4 #rstats

Working with sensitive data? It's worth knowing what AI tools actually see. In today's free livestream at 11am Pacific, I'll cover that, plus the habits and settings that let you use AI without putting your data at risk. Join here: https://www.youtube.com/live/ZeXZXf8AG28 #rstats

Two weeks into building Ally in public, the first three lessons are up and free for anyone. New to AI with R? Take them in order: where to work with AI, which provider to pick, how to write prompts that get good R code. https://rfortherestofus.com/ally #rstats

This week on What's New in R: ✅ Why bike crashes in Madison peak in September ✅ Using the Equal Earth projection the UN just adopted in R ✅ Posit's new framework for building trustworthy data analysis agents. Read: https://rfortherestofus.com/2026/10/whats-new-in-r-october-19-2026 #rstats

Still pasting R code into a chat window? I tried fixing the same broken script in Claude on the web, the Claude Code extension in Positron, and the terminal. The web chat could only guess. The other two looked at my data and fixed it. https://youtu.be/H-6mjV75tgI #rstats

What does it actually look like to do a data analysis with AI? In today's free livestream (11am Pacific), David Keyes starts from a raw dataset and works with AI to import, clean, analyze, and visualize it, explaining each decision. Watch live: https://www.youtube.com/live/TPGGr3OnsQ8 #rstats

Claude Code, Codex, or Posit Assistant: which should you use for R? I gave all three the same script with planted errors. All three caught them, so I compared cost, model choice, and data retention instead. https://youtu.be/oAndlxWDTW4 #rstats

R error messages can be cryptic. In today's livestream at 11am Pacific, David Keyes works through real errors with AI's help and shows how to get useful explanations and fixes, rather than just more errors. It's free: https://www.youtube.com/live/ZPqapb9MDbg #rstats

This week on What's New in R: ✅ @joseph-barbier.bsky.social's {ggalttext} package ✅ The {geobounds} package by Diego Hernangómez ✅ A gorgeous scrollytelling map made with Quarto by @deepalikank.in Read: https://rfortherestofus.com/2026/10/whats-new-in-r-october-13-2026 #rstats

This week on What's New in R: ✅ Building package documentation sites with Quarto ✅ Building AI agents you can actually trust ✅ The {gtxlsx} package that writes your gt tables straight into Excel workbooks Read: https://rfortherestofus.com/2026/10/whats-new-in-r-october-5-2026 #rstats

This week on What's New in R: ✅ @andrew.heiss.phd’s fully open course on quantitative methods ✅ R-Ladies Rome workshop on typesetting with Typst and Quarto ✅ The {ggplotplus} package Read the issue: https://rfortherestofus.com/2026/09/whats-new-in-r-september-28-2026 @maisrc.bsky.social

Last day. Registration for R in 3 Months closes tonight at midnight PT. This is the final cohort, there won't be another. Register today: https://rfortherestofus.com/3months #rstats

This week on What's New in R: ✅ Quarto 1.10 & improved accessibility checking ✅ {geovizr} for making interesting maps ✅ Highlights from Positron's August release Read the issue: https://rfortherestofus.com/2026/09/whats-new-in-r-september-21-2026 #rstats

Curious what "learn R in 3 months" actually produces? Past participants' final project videos are public. Watch a few: https://rfortherestofus.com/3months#how-much-can-you-learn-in-3-months Registration for the final cohort closes tomorrow, and you can still try the first two weeks free. #rstats

Cost shouldn't be the main reason you don't learn R. R in 3 Months offers 50% off for students and residents of lower-income countries and 25% off for groups. Scholarships are also available. Check details page > https://rfortherestofus.com/3months #rstats

You're never stuck on your own when you participate R in 3 Months. Submit your code. Get a real, personalized video review. Ask follow-ups in comments or Discord. That's the loop, every week, for 13 weeks. Sign up: https://rfortherestofus.com/3months #rstats

Some news: the Fall 2026 cohort of R in 3 Months (starting Sept 24) will be the last one. It's been six years, nearly 500 participants, and we're moving on to something new. Try the first two weeks free before deciding → https://rfortherestofus.com/3months #rstats

Some news: the Fall 2026 cohort of R in 3 Months (starting Sept 24) will be the last one. It's been six years, nearly 500 participants, and we're moving on to something new. Try the first two weeks free before deciding → https://rfortherestofus.com/3months #rstats

We analyzed 11 cohorts of R in 3 Months data. 96% of people arrive having barely touched R. By the end, self-rated R skills nearly triple. If you feel like you're not "technical enough" to learn R, the data says otherwise. Join R in 3 Months: https://rfortherestofus.com/3months #rstats

This week on What's New in R: ✅ {ggtintshade} adds tinting & shading to ggplot2 ✅ {rsonar} reviews your R code quality ✅ Modern Dive V2: an open-source textbook on statistical inference Read the issue: https://rfortherestofus.com/2026/09/whats-new-in-r-september-14-2026 #rstats

Last call: the $100 early bird discount on R in 3 Months ends tonight at midnight Pacific. If you missed our info session, the replay is up on the site. Either way, this is the last day to save $100 on your R in 3 Months registration. Sign up today: https://rfortherestofus.com/3months #rstats

Last call: the $100 early bird discount on R in 3 Months ends tonight at midnight Pacific. If you missed our info session, the replay is up on the site. Either way, this is the last day to save $100 on your R in 3 Months registration. Sign up today: https://rfortherestofus.com/3months #rstats

Our free R in 3 Months info session starts in an hour (11am Pacific). It'll cover an intro to R itself, a live automated reporting demo, how the program works week to week, and live Q&A. If you can make it, join us using the link → https://meet.google.com/xdf-kmmt-uvv #rstats

A normal Thursday in R in 3 Months includes live Q&A, real code, working through issues together. R in 3 Months Fall 2026 info session (tomorrow, 11am PT) will give you a taste of this. Register for the info session → https://rfortherestofus.com/3months #rstats

What's New in R: ✅ Guide to making beautiful slides with Quarto & Reveal.js ✅ Data manipulation styles compared ✅ cartographr, an R package for poster-worthy city maps Read the issue: https://rfortherestofus.com/2026/09/whats-new-in-r-september-8-2026 #rstats

What does a week in R in 3 Months look like? Lessons, a live session, a project, feedback, community. Want to learn more? Join a free info session this Thursday, Sept 10, 11am PT. Register (we'll send the recording if you can't join live) → https://rfortherestofus.com/3months #rstats

"Why learn R when AI can write the code for me?" Because you still need to know whether the code is right. R in 3 Months now teaches the fundamentals alongside how to use AI well, not instead of them. Join R in 3 Months this fall: https://rfortherestofus.com/3months #rstats

What's New in R: ✅ Australian government report on AI & employment made entirely in R ✅ @drxeo.eu on Spain's rising heat ✅ @ivelasq3.bsky.social intro to agent skills Read the issue: https://rfortherestofus.com/2026/08/whats-new-in-r-august-31-2026 @mattcowgill.bsky.social #rstats

Expensive software. No guidance. No stats background. These three things keep a whole lot of people from learning how to work with data. Good news is that R in 3 Months is designed to solve these challenges. Learn more at https://rfortherestofus.com/3months #rstats

"R in 3 Months is truly the best R resource I know for learning and expanding R skills." — Bill Pine, past participant A wide range people show up to R in 3 Months: total beginners and people who've used R for years. Both leave with something. Learn more: https://rfortherestofus.com/3months

Registration is open for the 12th cohort of R in 3 Months (Sept 24 to Dec 17). Weekly lessons, live sessions on Thursdays, real feedback on your own project, and community support. $100 off through Sept 11! Sign up → https://rfortherestofus.com/3months #rstats

This week on What's New in R: ✅ Nicola Rennie introduces {ggchord2} ✅ A package that lets you play Doom in R ✅ Kylie Ainslie’s The Warehouse for easy discovery of R packages Read the issue: ​​https://rfortherestofus.com/2026/08/whats-new-in-r-august-24-2026 #rstats

Every fall, we have a new cohort of R in 3 Months, the program that's helped nearly 500 people go from "I should really learn R" to actually using it in their work. Registration opens later this week. More details soon. https://rfortherestofus.com/3months #rstats #rstats

This week on What's New in R: ✅ Options for collaborating on Quarto documents ✅ Quartorium, a tool for non-technical Quarto collaboration ✅ Jakub Nowosad reflects on the state of geocomputation with R Read the issue: https://rfortherestofus.com/2026/08/whats-new-in-r-august-17-2026 #rstats

This week on What's New in R: ✅ A guide to getting better R code out of your AI coding agent ✅ Video on connecting R to the cloud ✅ Overview of agentic skills Read the issue: https://rfortherestofus.com/2026/08/whats-new-in-r-august-3-2026 #rstats

"If I buy a topics course now, will I keep access after it's retired?" Yes! Purchase before July 31 and the course is yours forever. If there's anything in the current course list you've been wanting, use BYEBYETOPICSCOURSES for 50% off at rfortherestofus.com/courses before they're gone. #rstats

We're building Ally, a new subscription launching this summer for R users who want to navigate AI thoughtfully. In the meantime, my topics courses are going away at the end of July. Use BYEBYETOPICSCOURSES for 50% off at rfortherestofus.com/courses. #rstats

On What's New in R this week: ✅ A package that adds guardrails to your LLM workflows ✅ A new Shiny component for packing controls into cards and inputs ✅ Quarto extension for creating styled diagrams Read: https://rfortherestofus.com/2026/07/whats-new-in-r-july-13-2026 #rstats

Nine R courses are going away July 31 but you can get them at 50% off right now. Use code BYEBYETOPICSCOURSES at rfortherestofus.com/courses. Buy by July 31 and you keep access forever. #rstats

On What's New in R this week: ✅ Guide to generating personalized exams at scale with Typst ✅ A Quarto extension for shifting heading levels ✅ {ggcube}, a package for building 3D plots with familiar {ggplot2} syntax Read: https://rfortherestofus.com/2026/07/whats-new-in-r-july-6-2026 #rstats

We're retiring all nine of our topics courses at the end of July. If you want any of the topics courses before they're gone, use code BYEBYETOPICSCOURSES for 50% off at rfortherestofus.com/courses. Access is yours forever once you purchase. #rstats

On What's New in R this week: ✅ v0.3.0 of {legendry}, a package for building advanced ggplot2 legends and guides ✅ Highlights of Positron's May release ✅ Peter Ellis investigates: how long do wars tend to last? Read: https://rfortherestofus.com/2026/06/whats-new-in-r-june-29-2026 #rstats

What's New in R this week: ✅ J@jhelvy.bsky.social on why Quarto pairs so well with LLMs ✅ Quarto extension that saves you from repeating headings across slides ✅ Easy way to turn a nested list into a tidy tibble Read: https://rfortherestofus.com/2026/06/whats-new-in-r-june-22-2026 #rstats

What do AI-native data science workflows actually look like? Sara Altman and Simon Couch demo AI-assisted data cleaning, report generation, plot interpretation & coding directly in RStudio. Learn more: https://rfortherestofus.com/2026/06/podcast-episode-30 #rstats

On What's New in R this week: ✅Talk on keeping your R package environments from breaking over time ✅ R Ladies session: Working Smarter in R ✅ Guide to migrating your PDF reports from pagedown to Typst Read: https://rfortherestofus.com/2026/06/whats-new-in-r-june-15-2026 #rstats