RQuantLib 0.4.15 on CRAN: Regular Updates Quantitative Finance library bindings for R dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2… #rcpp #rstats

Nine months of work in to make STRICT_R_HEADERS a default in #Rcpp -- see blog post from yesterday's 1.0.8 release for more. And really nice to see that R Core is now following in #rstats development branch. It is a better default we all should have turned on earlier.

Rcpp 1.0.8 on CRAN: Updates, Strict Headers Seamless R and C++ Integration dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2… #rcpp #rstats Bi-annual release including a switch to stricter headers requiring extensive rev.dep tests and months of planning. Big Thank You! to all who helped with this!

(Once again) much easier to just use base #Rstats to see this _feature_ of its pipe:

That. Is. Rather. Flattering. Of course, other STAT 447 course evaluation comments were saltier including "this course should be in Python". No matter what we write in syllabus or course websites, someone will skip it and be sad for it. Course details: stat447.com

Indeed. As R^4 post #034 stated: "Less is more". Fewer components is better. Faster deployment in usage and CI, and likely less breakage and greater overall reliability. Clear win for vignettes, testing, and much more. #rstats dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2…

Rblpapi 0.3.13 on CRAN: More Small Fixes and Docs Direct and efficient R interface to Bloomberg Terminal dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2… #rstats #rcpp

Here is one hit from searching for the command in the GitHub cran org and restricting to yaml files -- screenshot and source link. You likely need the step before you try to install CRAN packages such as xml2. github.com/cran/precommit/bl…

Did somebody say OCD? That's a run, bike ride, or exercise every day of 2021. It's almost as if the year was a pain in the rear needing an outlet. So here's to 2022....

My daughter suggested I may have OCD.