R

How Posit's Public Package Manager manylinux_2_28 repository can help you if your R project is stuck on Ubuntu Focal Fossa

How to use manylinux_2_28 binary packages in R running on Ubuntu Focal Fossa.

Creating self-contained executable Python scripts for rendering Quarto documents using the Jupyter engine

How to create a self-contained executable Python script, which declares the dependencies for the virtual environment for rendering Quarto documents using the Jupyter engine. This allows non-technical users to render Quarto documents using the Jupyter engine without having to manage the virtual environment themselves.

Seven accessibility tips for Quarto and R Markdown users

Seven top tips for Quarto and R Markdown users on document accessibility, including; document format, adding alt text, creating tagged pdfs, table accessibility, different accessibility checkers, custom Word document templates, and how to upload complex html documents into Blackboard Ultra.

Creating tutorial worksheets: Quarto profiles for the win!

How to create tutorial worksheets, i.e., a questions document and solutions document from the same Quarto document using Quarto profiles.

Investigating running R on RISC-V thanks to r-base on Ubuntu

How to run R on RISC-V on Ubuntu Linux.

Running R on Windows on ARM on GitHub Actions

How to setup and run the AARCH64/ARM version of R on Windows on ARM on GitHub Actions

Amending the Git commit message of a previous commit (that isn't the most recent) in GitHub Desktop without performing an interactive rebase

How to amend previous Git commit messages, that aren't for the most recent commit, in GitHub Desktop without performing an interactive rebase.

Checking your R packages and practicals on a schedule using GitHub Actions

How to setup automated checks on a repository containing an R package or R practical using GitHub Actions.

Creating a Finder Smart Folder of your RStudio Project files to enable super fast project launching

Create a Finder Smart Folder showing all your RStudio (and/or your VSCode/Positron) project files so you can switch between your projects fast and conveniently.

Creating R, Python, Stata, and Julia tutorial worksheets (with and without solutions) using Quarto

How to programmatically include conditional content for several Quarto engines (knitr, jupyter: python3, jupyter: nbstata, and engine: julia) using parameters or environment variables to toggle inline code to write Markdown in the Quarto documents. I use this to write exercise/tutorial documents in which a single Quarto document is used to output both the questions and solutions documents.