Alt Text in R
Published: March 23, 2023
Alt text is text that describes the appearance and purpose of an image. This blog post will show you how to include alt text in your web applications and documents when you've built them in R.
Dr Nicola Rennie
What is S7? A New OOP System for R
Published: December 15, 2022
Unlike other programming languages, there isn't currently a dominant approach to OOP in R. Here's a brief overview of the new S7 package that aims to change that.
I'm an R user: Quarto or R Markdown?
Published: December 8, 2022
Are you an R user considering switching from R Markdown to Quarto? Here are our favourite features that we think R users might benefit from.
Highlights from Shiny in Production (2022)
Published: October 13, 2022
On October 6-7 2022, Jumping Rivers hosted the Shiny in Production conference! The conference delved into the world of {shiny} and other web based R packages.
Talks to watch at the RSS International Conference
Published: September 6, 2022
Jumping Rivers are exhibiting at the RSS International Conference 2022, and we'll delivering workshops and talks as well. These are a couple of the sessions we're looking forward to the most!
Highlights from rstudio::conf(2022)
Published: August 11, 2022
July 25 - 28 2022 saw thousands of people attend rstudio::conf(2022) from all over the world, including a few of us from Jumping Rivers. Here's a recap of the big news, and a few of our personal highlights from the conference!
RStudio2022: Talks to watch out for
Published: July 26, 2022
rstudio::conf(2022) is well underway and, after two days of workshops, the main talks begin tomorrow. Here are our highlights of talks we're most excited about!
Custom colour palettes
Published: June 23, 2022
Choosing which colours to use in a plot is an important design decision. This blog post will show you how to make a custom colour palette that is compatible with {ggplot2}.
Shiny in Production (2022)
Published: May 13, 2022
This October, Jumping Rivers will be holding our Shiny in Production conference! Hosted in the centre of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK, this conference will delve into the world of {shiny} and other web based R packages.
Thinking about maps and ice cream
Published: December 21, 2021
Creating 30 maps for the 30 Day Map Challenge in November 2021 was indeed a challenge, but over the course of the month I developed a process for approaching the problem. This blog post will focus on the thought process behind creating maps rather than the technical aspects of writing the code.
Job vacancies at Jumping Rivers!
Published: December 15, 2021
In line with the continuous growth at Jumping Rivers, we are looking to expand our team of dedicated professionals working in our teams. If you are enthusiastic and keen to develop your skills in cutting edge data science disciplines or infrastructure please read on!
