Issue 2026-W36 Highlights

The newest linter on the R block gains a bold new feature in version 0.6.0, and a new package documentation framework altdown enters the world. 

Episode Links 

• This week's curator: Jon Calder - @jonmcalder@fosstodon.org (Mastodon) & @jonmcalder (X/Twitter)
• Jarl 0.6.0: A fast R linter
• A new take on documentation sites for R packages
• Entire issue available at rweekly.org/2026-W36

Supplement Resources

• Ark: An R kernel https://github.com/posit-dev/ark
• Arf: Alternative R Frontend https://github.com/eitsupi/arf

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