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).
🤩 R Meeting in Nantes, France 📅 June 16 to 18 📌 Registration and submission here: rr2026.sciencesconf.org. ⚠️ Deadline (submissions) : February, 20 2 satellite events: ➡️ Introduction to the Julia langage: indico.mathrice.fr/event/797/ov... ➡️ R Dev Day: pretix.eu/r-contributo... Hope to see you!- [Not loaded yet]
- dplyr 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...
- #rstats I'm very happy to announce Jarl 0.4.0! Jarl is a very fast R linter, written in Rust. This release brings lots of improvements and fixes. See the blog post: www.etiennebacher.com/posts/2026-0... And the full changelog: jarl.etiennebacher.com/changelog 🧵 to highlight some features below
- TIL that in English "outrage" is prononced "out-rage" (which makes sense I suppose) en.wiktionary.org/wiki/outrage
- it’s a case of reanalysis/rebracketing. these are always pretty fun to learn about en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebrack...
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- Stop 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
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- 📣 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
- We have a fantastic programme of talks, workshops, and socials. Speakers include @hadley.nz, @daphna.bsky.social, @frick.ws, @oberman.bsky.social, @jasminedaly.bsky.social, @ryantimpe.bsky.social, @ursula.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy Full details at conference.rainbowr.org
- I'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/
- ✍️ blog] How to Recruit a New Maintainer for Your Package by @yabellini @noamross & [@maelle Finding a new maintainer for your R package can be an overwhelming task. In this post, we share practical tips and strategies to help you find people who can contribute and take over your package […]
- January news! 🗞️ #RStats 📢 Open call for the rOpenSci Champions Program 2026! 🎀 rOpenSci 2025 wrap-up 🚀 Testing the R-universe build workflow from your own GitHub repository 📆 Coworking 🚜 New packages {read.abares}, {dfms} 👋 Call for contributions & new maintainers 🗒️ Many blog posts! 🧰 […]
- Had 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...
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- We 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
- We 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
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- Actually let me do this proper
- I think @sarahjeong.bsky.social said it's because they devalue women's labor and a LOT of this Scary Logistics stuff comes from people who don't understand that basically all of the civic life they enjoy is created with the help of free labor, largely by women.
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View full threadAnyway this is the shit that they call "unskilled labor" but it is actually really fucking hard to be able to anticipate needs and meet them before they come up.
- anyway, my dudes, you are too old to believe in the logistics fairy
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- We 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!
- ✍️ [blog] Closing The Loop with Our 2025 Wrap-up by The rOpenSci Team A post reflecting on a year of shared learning and collaboration. Take a look at our wrap-up and our plans for 2026. ropensci.org/blog/2026/01/22/yea… #RStats #OpenScience
- I sent 200 pull requests using Claude Code and wrote about the experience. It's pretty wild! For dplyr releases, we send a PR any time we break an #rstats package. This release advances a lot of deprecated functions, triggering issues in many old packages! blog.davisvaughan.com/posts/2026-0...
- 📢 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
- #rstats I've given a workshop a few days ago on handling large data (think tens to hundreds of millions of rows) with Polars in Python and in R. Here are my introductory slides: brussels-large-data-r-python.etiennebacher.com And the associated repo: github.com/etiennebache...
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- I FINALLY added the air #RStats formatter in Positron so it formats each time I save - and it is magical. Fixes indents! Puts things on the correct lines! Info: positron.posit.co/guide-r-air....
- Our 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 👇
- Research Software Engineer 🛠️ Help to develop, support, and future-proof our R packages and other computational resources. Familiarity with R, software development and GitHub is essential. Link: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
- Community Engagement Coordinator 🤝 Help develop an active community of computational palaeontologists through the organisation of workshops, hackathons, coworking sessions and mentorship schemes. Organisational skills and event planning experience are essential. Link: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
- 🚀 We're pleased to open the call for Champions and Mentors for the rOpenSci Champions Program 2026-2027, a 12-month journey in open science, research software, and community building. 🌎 This year's cohort will be run in Spanish and focused on Latin America More info at ropensci.org/blog/2026/01...
- 🚀 Convocatoria abierta para el programa de Campeon(a|e)s de rOpenSci 2026-2027. 🌎 Cohorte en español centrada en Latinoamérica. 📅 Webinario: 21 de enero de 2026. Clínica de aplicación: 5 de febrero de 2026. Cierre de la convocatoria: 20 de febrero de 2026. ropensci.org/es/blog/2026...
- Late 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_...
- omg yes. that tv show is always so accurate 😭
- They really need to produce a new season of Silicon Valley! I’m looking forward to The Audacity, in the meantime. www.amcnetworks.com/press-releas....
- My poster got allocated prime real estate at the conference: High traffic, captive audience.
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- Rather 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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- 2025, With Notes yabellini.netlify.app/blog/2025-12...
- Excited 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
- My #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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- This was such a struggle, but it's finally there! After struggling with graphql for a good while, not only is meetupr now ported to httr2, has a comprehensive test suite and proper OAuth handling, it's finally on CRAN! rladies.org/meetupr/ #rstats #rladies
- This year especially, I feel grateful to have been able to continue working as a data management consultant. I took some time to summarize a few of the noteworthy things that happened for me in 2025 in this blog post. I hope 2026 is a great year for all of you! cghlewis.com/blog/year_20...
