Maëlle Salmon
masalmon.eu
🧰 #Rstats / research software engineer.
🗒️ Blogger.
📦 Software review editor for @ropensci.
💜 #RLadies.
📈 PhD in statistics.
🍋 Nancy, France (let's say this emoji is a bergamot orange).
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- Reposted by Maëlle Salmondplyr 1.2.0 is out now and we are SO excited! - `filter_out()` for dropping rows - `recode_values()`, `replace_values()`, and `replace_when()` that join `case_when()` as a complete family of recoding/replacing tools These are huge quality of life wins for #rstats! tidyverse.org/blog/2026/02...
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- TIL that in English "outrage" is prononced "out-rage" (which makes sense I suppose) en.wiktionary.org/wiki/outrage
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- Reposted by Maëlle SalmonStop playing "diagnostics ping-pong" with your users 🏓 Wrote about why every R package wrapping external tools needs a sitrep() function — with real examples from meetupr and freesurfer. #RStats drmo.site/F5gVjR
- Reposted by Maëlle Salmon📣 registration for the rainbowR conference is now live 🎉 The conference is for anyone interested in R and/or analysing data to understand LGBTQ+ issues. The majority of speakers and workshop leaders are LGBTQ+, but you do not have to be LGBTQ+ to attend. pretix.eu/rainbowr/con... #RStats #LGBTQ
- Reposted by Maëlle SalmonI'm excited to share the release and rOpenSci publication of dfms 1.0 (docs.ropensci.org/dfms), a high-performance, feature-rich implementation of Dynamics Factor Models for R, supporting mixed-frequency estimation and news decomposition for nowcasting. See also blog post: sebkrantz.github.io/Rblog/
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- Reposted by Maëlle SalmonHad a great time on @posit.co 's Test Set pod w/ @mchow.com @hadley.nz @wesmckinney.com! We talk about moving between R, SQL, python and the strengths of different analytical tools for diff data tasks. You won't believe what proprietary language gets a shout-out (Stata!) posit.co/thetestset/e...
- "Please Don’t Say Mean Things about the AI That I Just Invested a Billion Dollars In" by Forest Abruzzo 😂😭 www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/ple...
- Ravie d'annoncer que je donnerai une conférence plénière aux Rencontres #RStats 2026 ! "Plongée dans l’écosystème R" rr2026.sciencesconf.org/resource/pag... Il est encore temps de soumettre vos résumés !
- Reposted by Maëlle SalmonWe are honored to announce Dariia Mykhailyshyna (@dariia.bsky.social) as a Keynote for useR! 2026 in Warsaw! A postdoctoral researcher at the Kyiv School of Economics and a recent PhD graduate from the University of Bologna, Dariia has been an avid R user for seven years. user2026.r-project.org
- Reposted by Maëlle SalmonWe are thrilled to announce Dr. Kari L. Jordan (@drkariljordan.carpentries.org) as a Keynote Speaker for useR! 2026 in Warsaw! Dr. Jordan will from her knowledge and experience deliver her talk: "The Work Behind the Work: Sustaining R Through Community" user2026.r-project.org #rstats #useR2026
- Frivolous post: "Parallel strands between learning crochet and learning programming" 🧶 masalmon.eu/2026/01/26/a...
- Reposted by Maëlle SalmonWe are responding to this call for evidence: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet... Do you have concrete examples of the added value of #Rstats in the public or private sectors? Include the most important factors (risk, lock-in, security, innovation...) to assess the added value. Thanks!
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- Reposted by Maëlle Salmon📢 R Dev Day @ RencontresR 2026 🏢 Nantes University / Remote 📅 Fri 19 June, 9am - 5pm UTC+2 Registration deadline: Friday 29 May pretix.eu/r-contributo... Attend this free event to collaborate on contributions to #RStats. #RDevDay #RSEng
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- "CreepyLink", The URL shortener that makes your links look as suspicious as possible. creepylink.com How sad and unsurprising is it that the first comments are about using this fun website to prevent scraping by AI 😭 news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4662...
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- Reposted by Maëlle SalmonOur job adverts are now live! 🤩 We are hiring a Research Software Engineer and a Community Engagement Coordinator to support @palaeoverse.bsky.social over the next two years, based at UCL. Apply by January 18th 2026, ideally to start in March 2026 🗓️ More info and links below 👇
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- "But even if it sometimes helps, is it worth it? Can you get a mouse out of your kitchen with a small atomic bomb? Sure. Does it work? Yes. Do you want that? Probably not. Does the rest of the world want that? Definitely not." @felienne.bsky.social in www.felienne.nl/2026-02/#eng...
- Reposted by Maëlle SalmonLate to the party (as usual) but Claude Code is pretty mind blowing. Of course - back of my mind I'm also thinking of this scene from Silicon Valley.... www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0b_...
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- Reposted by Maëlle SalmonRather applaud JOSS's revised approach to deal with AI-based submissions. blog.joss.theoj.org/2026/01/prep... , particularly with 'starting open' and at least 'six months developer history'. More of scholarly pub could benefit from such policies methinks.
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- PSA: If you're using the 1Password browser integration on e.g. Firefox, it might alter the syntax highlighting of websites you're visiting! www.1password.community/discussions/... discourse.gohugo.io/t/syntax-hig...
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- 👀 "Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere" indieweb.org/POSSE
- Reposted by Maëlle SalmonExcited to share my R Package Development Advent Calendar 2025 summary! 🎁 All 25 days of modern R pkg dev in one guide. Master `usethis`, GitHub Actions, `pkgdown`, `testthat`, & CRAN prep. Level up your R packages! 🚀 #RStats #RPackageAdvent2025 #Rpkg drmo.site/8ny3eU
- Reposted by Maëlle SalmonMy #RPackageAdvent2025 recap is live! 📦✨ Get the complete guide to modern R package development: setup, docs, testing, CI/CD, and CRAN submission. All 25 days of tips, tools, and best practices in one place! Dive in! #RStats #RPackageDevelopment Link: drmo.site/8ny3eU
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- Ouverture des inscriptions pour les Rencontres R 2026 à Nantes du 16 au 18 juin ! 🥳 rr2026.sciencesconf.org
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- "It has occurred to me that if people really knew how software got written, I'm not sure they'd give their money to a bank or get on an airplane ever again." Ellen Ullman, Close to the Machine
- Whenever I have to use purrr::reduce(), I refer to my own blog post to remind myself of the syntax: "Reducing my for loop usage with purrr::reduce()" masalmon.eu/2023/07/26/r... #RStats
- Reposted by Maëlle SalmonAn #RStats blog entry by Heather Turner explains the new Research Software Maintenance Fund grant. blog.r-project.org/2025/12/17/r...
- New blog post by @mpadge.bsky.social & Steffi LaZerte: Code Hosting Options Beyond GitHub ropensci.org/blog/2025/12...
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- New Post on @ropensci.org: Better #RStats Code, Without Any Effort, Without Even AI Edited by @etiennebacher.bsky.social & Steffi LaZerte Read about: ✨ {lintr} for detecting lints ✨ Air for formatting code ✨ jarl for detecting+fixing lints ✨ {flir} for refactoring ropensci.org/blog/2025/12...
- Reposted by Maëlle Salmon🎉 Big news for the future of #RStats. The project "Enabling the next generation of R contributors" has received £500k over 2 years. - mentoring expert contributors - modernising infrastructure - improving governance - strengthen communication and outreach www.software.ac.uk/rsmf-round-1...
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- New post on the @ropensci.org blog: How to Assess Usage of your #RStats Package 📂 Downloads 🌳 Reverse dependencies 🔍 Code mentions 🎓 Citations ⭐ Popularity measures: likes 🤝 Contributions to the repository 🙋 Use case reports 🕵️ Telemetry ropensci.org/blog/2025/12...
- Do you know how to input the commit message when using Git revert? So that no Git editor is opened? You can't, you have to do it in two steps git revert --no-commit <SHA> git commit -m "<message>" stackoverflow.com/a/48070921 Something I learnt thanks to teaching at LatinR! 🙏 #Git
- Reposted by Maëlle SalmonToday is the last day to submit proposals to speak at the rainbowR conference 🌈 Deadline is midnight, Anywhere on Earth time. #RStats #QueerData
- Would you like to present at the inaugural rainbowR conference? If you're LGBTQ+, we'd love you to tell us 🦄💻 How you use R 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ How you work with LGBTQ+ data Call for submissions extended to December 8th. conference.rainbowr.org/abstracts #RStats #QueerData
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- Reposted by Maëlle SalmonEvery week is takes me 4 or so hours to put the RDM Weekly newsletter together and every week I'm like, "What am I doing with my life?" 😅 But also, every week as I finalize the newsletter, I end up saying, "Yes, this is awesome! I think someone is going to find some real gems in here this week!" 🙌
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- ¡Hoy en menos de una hora! 🥳 Si no podés venir 😿 , aqui estan las diapositivas: miercoles-git-mejor.netlify.app#/
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- Reposted by Maëlle SalmonWould you like to present at the inaugural rainbowR conference? If you're LGBTQ+, we'd love you to tell us 🦄💻 How you use R 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ How you work with LGBTQ+ data Call for submissions extended to December 8th. conference.rainbowr.org/abstracts #RStats #QueerData
- I really, really recommend subscribing to @felienne.bsky.social's AI newsletter. Such a highlight each week! www.felienne.nl 🤩
- Also not a surprise I guess... 😶 "Leak confirms OpenAI is preparing ads on ChatGPT for public roll out" www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artific...
- ¡Mañana! ¿Querés aprender a salir de situaciones de 💩 de Git? ¡Registrate!
- What a surprise 🙃 "Major AI conference flooded with peer reviews written fully by AI" archive.ph/1cmjJ#select...
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- Reposted by Maëlle Salmon🎄 ANNOUNCEMENT: R Package Development Advent Calendar 2025! 🎄 Starting December 1st, I'm launching a 25-day journey through modern R package development. here's why you should follow along 🧵 #rstats #RPackageAdvent2025 #OpenSource
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