Issue 2026-W39 Highlights

Have you found a rogue line of rm(list=ls()) in your R scripts? Then we have a terrific update to a package to find those environment issues and much more. Plus a candid take on the lifecycle of spreadsheet-creating packages, and how to take matters to your "R" hands when faced with a perplexing reviewer comment. Mike and I also share our takeaways from an eventful posit::conf(2026)! 


Episode Links 

• This week's curator: Colin Fay - @colinfay@fosstodon.org (Mastodon) & @colinfay.bsky.social (Bluesky) & [@_ColinFay]](https://twitter.com/_ColinFay) (X/Twitter)
• Release: sessioncheck 0.2
• Ghosts of spreadsheets past
• Observed power tells you nothing
• Entire issue available at rweekly.org/2026-W39

Supplement Resources

• {sessioncheck} https://sessioncheck.djnavarro.net/
• Why Every R Package Wrapping External Tools Needs a sitrep() Function https://drmowinckels.io/blog/2026/sitrep-functions/
• Marimo https://docs.marimo.io

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