Data Science. TileDB. Open Source. Quant Research. R. C++. Debian. Linux. Adjunct Clinical Professor, University of Illinois. Lots of coffee. And some running.
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New this week is #carbonLang as new direction / extension for #Cpp. Talk + disc by @chandlerc1024 are very good. For hybrid #Rstats/C++ folks some parallels on 'continuity + backwards comp' vs 'breaking and new stuff'. No single dominating choice either.
youtube.com/omrY53kbVoA
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Dirk Eddelbuettel retweeted
Really excited we've been able to start sharing our experimental work on #CarbonLang with the wider C++ community.
That said, I'd suggest folks read up on the docs and maaaybe wait for our announcement keynote and Q&A from #CppNorth before leaping to too many assumptions. =]
Carbon, a successor language to C++ was announced at @CppNorth today by @chandlerc1024.
I'm very excited about this project's potential. You can learn more about Carbon and get involved on GitHub.
github.com/carbon-language/c…
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Hey @rhub_ and @RConsortium it has been a week since the gentle poke, and over two weeks since RHub turned off Windows and Linux builds.
The silence is a little deafening. Nothing? Really?
#rstats #concerned
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This was just wonderful. First half with full orchester lead by @gabrielkahane, second half usual small band. Both parts are extraordinary. Watched the second part (from 58m onwards) three times since...
As a former German + French resident (and tax payer): Danke + Merci @ARTEen
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> gaussfact()
The monster group is scared of Gauss.
> gaussfact()
Gauss doesn't do Lagrange multiplers - for him there are no constraints!
> gaussfact()
Gauss can colour any map using only one colour.
> gaussfact()
Gauss once constructed the set of all sets in his head.
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gaussfacts - Display a random fact about Carl Friedrich Gauss based the on collection curated by Mike Cavers via the <gaussfacts.com> site. #rstats github.com/eddelbuettel/gaus…
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This is epic.
And it reminds of my first week at work as a fresh-out-of-grad-school quant (some 25 yrs ago) where this grizzled corporate bond trader (and a legend in Canadian Fixed Income) leans over and just barks in my direction: "hey, cost center".
Ah, the memories.
without a doubt, at every startup I've worked at, the first bizops hire is the beginning of the end. it's the biggest possible signal to get the fuck out of there, because in 2 months some kid is going to be asking you to fill out an OKR spreadsheet
emcap.com/thoughts/bizops-wh…
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Also, updating 'leaf' (or 'near-leaf') packages with no (or few) reverse dependencies is still the best at CRAN: Seven minutes net. #ThankYouCRAN #RStats
It is of course also worth the occassional weekly wait (as for Rcpp), or test discussion. Quality matters, and CRAN rules.
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rfoaas 2.3.3 on CRAN: New upstream, six new accessors
A RESTful interface for R to the excellent @FOAAS service
dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2…
#rstats
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Today's `r2u` example: installing `imputeTS` in one step, ten seconds (!!) for fifty-ish total packages, and without any BLAS/LAPACK hickups as the @StackOverflow question below experienced. Still rocks hard😀
stackoverflow.com/questions/…
#rstats #r2u
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Achievement unlocked: A package of mine has been meme-ified in Spanish.
Per Google Translates, my `anytime` package helped simplify / be an alternate for a tutorial on how to survice Ex#%l date messes.
Really glad it was of help. I use it all the myself too. #rstats
Hice un tutorial sobre cómo corregir los campos de fechas en Excel en #rstats que siempre es un bardo y armé un lindo post (ponele) para compartir con la comunidad de #rstats_es y del @club_rrhh
rpubs.com/Data4HR/cargar-fec…
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A simpler solution may be to run `update.packages()` daily (or close to it) and to trust both CRAN on the examplary work they do, and stick with packages that won't break you.
There. That "just worked" for me for 25 years with #RStats. These days I even get binaries via r2u.
I have a bad habit of not paying attention to the version of packages I'm using in #Rstats. Then I'm surprised if a package is updated and things break. Want to know how to keep better track of your packages and their versions? Watch the latest Code Club
youtube.com/yc7ZB4F_dc0
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New quick `r2u` demo: spawned by the SO question below showing how to install package `raster` plus all its dependencies as binaries in one quick command that run in under 20 seconds. #rstats #rspatial
stackoverflow.com/a/72946019…
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Hi @RConsortium: Any news on the R Hub Builder status? It is a key service for the #Rstats community and one of you high-profile activies. The complete silence is a little worrysome. Can we get an update?
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PSA: @AchimZeileis is a saint. We both noticed yesterday that #Rstats package `BMisc` moved off CRAN for a minor issue ("Suggests not tested) which pulled more packages off with it. But as the man never sleeps here is his extra-clean PR to update `BMisc`:
github.com/bcallaway11/BMisc…
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Rcpp 1.0.9 on CRAN: Regular Updates
Seamless R and C++ Integration
dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2…
#rcpp #rstats
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