Media Research Analyst | #rstats | data enthusiast | news, sports, and podcast aficionado Website: https://www.collinberke.com/ GitHub: https://github.com/collinberke LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/collinberke/https://bsky.app/profile/collinberke.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/collinberke.bsky.social/post/3mkt3j3b2kk2nExcited to check out roxygen2 8.0.0 🎉 [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:ptrfi6yll7ffdhv6vhweubbi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkt3j3b2kk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/collinberke.bsky.social/post/3mkkydiuh6k26Interesting read: https://jordanlord.co.uk/blog/3-constraints/ This framing seems useful for the development of data products as well. The one-pager seems like a good constraint to follow. Check it out. #dataBS28 Apr 2026 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:ptrfi6yll7ffdhv6vhweubbi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkydiuh6k26https://bsky.app/profile/collinberke.bsky.social/post/3mjzjyseed22yAnother good read from @randyau.com. I really like his framing on how to approach the inheritance of an old data pipeline. Asking questions first aligned with my thought process. The analogy of 'just patch a car enough to run' to 'just get the code running and fix it later' also resonated. #dataBS [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Apr 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:ptrfi6yll7ffdhv6vhweubbi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzjyseed22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/collinberke.bsky.social/post/3miywcicbmk2zEvery day VisiData ... every day 🙃 #DataBS08 Apr 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:ptrfi6yll7ffdhv6vhweubbi/app.bsky.feed.post/3miywcicbmk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/collinberke.bsky.social/post/3milycoe5u22c@nebraskacode.bsky.social is one of my favorite local tech conferences. This year's speakers and sessions look great. If you're in the area (or willing to travel), consider joining. I'll be registering here shortly. #Nebraska #DataAnalytics #DataBS [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Apr 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:ptrfi6yll7ffdhv6vhweubbi/app.bsky.feed.post/3milycoe5u22chttps://bsky.app/profile/collinberke.bsky.social/post/3mijgdp6sjk2lFolks, the @dslc.io would love for you to join one of our bookclubs. Learn something new, hang out with some cool people, and have a few laughs along the way. Check out @jonthegeek.com's call 👇 #RStats #DataBS [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Apr 2026 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:ptrfi6yll7ffdhv6vhweubbi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijgdp6sjk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/collinberke.bsky.social/post/3me2wxfkbbs23TIL a quick way to count the number of files in a directory from the command line: `ls -1 | wc -l` Helpful 👨‍💻04 Feb 2026 22:39 +0000at://did:plc:ptrfi6yll7ffdhv6vhweubbi/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2wxfkbbs23https://bsky.app/profile/collinberke.bsky.social/post/3mcsq4fy5ws2oTIL: oh-my-zsh has some pretty useful built-in aliases to quickly change directories while at the command line. Been a long-time user, so IDK how I missed these: https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/wiki/Cheatsheet19 Jan 2026 22:50 +0000at://did:plc:ptrfi6yll7ffdhv6vhweubbi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcsq4fy5ws2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/collinberke.bsky.social/post/3mcq7t52mzs2zTIL: `git add --patch` or `git add -p`. Very useful. Learning about it helped level up my #git game. More here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blbzIgM-aOU18 Jan 2026 22:53 +0000at://did:plc:ptrfi6yll7ffdhv6vhweubbi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcq7t52mzs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/collinberke.bsky.social/post/3mbttl6f6yk2sHad one of those fun moments getting an answer to 'I wonder if there's an #RStats package for that?' Calculating sunrise and sunset times? Yep, there's a package for that: `suntools` 📦🔗: https://github.com/adokter/suntools/07 Jan 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:ptrfi6yll7ffdhv6vhweubbi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbttl6f6yk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/collinberke.bsky.social/post/3mbi3p2fpyc2hSpent some time learning more about @github.com Actions today. Thankful for r-lib's #RStats actions. It makes getting up and going way easier: github.com/r-lib/actions The use of caching for setting up R's dependencies is also 🤌. https://github.com/r-lib/actions02 Jan 2026 23:53 +0000at://did:plc:ptrfi6yll7ffdhv6vhweubbi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbi3p2fpyc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/collinberke.bsky.social/post/3m5w5cjojj22iSeeing this years @posit.co table contest winners was inspiring: https://posit.co/blog/2025-table-contest-winners/. It's amazing to see the functionality others came up with. My favorite? Leo Ohyama's: https://github.com/leoohyama/posit_table_contest_2025 . The ticker at the top was a really neat idea. #RStats #dataBS18 Nov 2025 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:ptrfi6yll7ffdhv6vhweubbi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5w5cjojj22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/collinberke.bsky.social/post/3m5cfhdgiqc2tThat feeling of nostalgia when you look at some old #RStats code using magrittr's `%>%`. Taking a moment to pause and reflect on some good times.10 Nov 2025 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:ptrfi6yll7ffdhv6vhweubbi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5cfhdgiqc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/collinberke.bsky.social/post/3m4z3jzkqik2rThis … This is is why I’m here. No notes. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Nov 2025 02:59 +0000at://did:plc:ptrfi6yll7ffdhv6vhweubbi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4z3jzkqik2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/collinberke.bsky.social/post/3m3xdbj2tck2yToday I read: How I build software quickly from @evanhahn.com: https://evanhahn.com/how-i-build-software-quickly/ Some great advice within. Three sections really landed for me: 1. embrace rough drafts 2. make small changes. 3. avoid wandering the code. Good read. I highly suggest others check it out.24 Oct 2025 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:ptrfi6yll7ffdhv6vhweubbi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3xdbj2tck2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/collinberke.bsky.social/post/3m3nbu4q2mc2gTIL: Set expiry dates on metrics. Recently came across this idea in two blog posts from @adrianhoward.com: 🔗 https://adrianhoward.com/posts/give-your-metrics-an-expiry-date/ 🔗 https://adrianhoward.com/posts/three-questions-to-help-triage-your-dashboards/ I also really like the three-question checklist for reviewing data products (e.g., metrics, dashboards) 👇 #dataBS 1/220 Oct 2025 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:ptrfi6yll7ffdhv6vhweubbi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3nbu4q2mc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/collinberke.bsky.social/post/3m3fr32jgg22dA follow up TIL to this: I always had an intuitive sense that #RStats `...` was about passing arguments to other functions. A net new concept for me was the *capturing* of the arguments using `list(...)`. @josiahparry.com's explainer was very helpful (04M45S): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIMFZf5dUFA&t=285s [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Oct 2025 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:ptrfi6yll7ffdhv6vhweubbi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3fr32jgg22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/collinberke.bsky.social/post/3m3dmmnpjck2wAttended the @rconsortium.bsky.social's How to use pointblank to understand, validate, and document your data workshop led by @richmeister.bsky.social: https://r-consortium.org/webinars/how-to-use-pointblank-to-understand-validate-and-document-your-data.html Some past workshop materials are here: https://github.com/rich-iannone/pointblank-workshop #RStats #dataBS 1/216 Oct 2025 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:ptrfi6yll7ffdhv6vhweubbi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3dmmnpjck2whttps://bsky.app/profile/collinberke.bsky.social/post/3m3b5k7gxvc2rTIL: The #RStats testthat package has a `skip()` function: https://testthat.r-lib.org/reference/skip.html I used to comment out tests I didn't want to fix. I'd often forget about these. With skip() I get a nice reminder. Now I'll be sure to go back and fix broken tests I left for later ... yeah, later 😂15 Oct 2025 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:ptrfi6yll7ffdhv6vhweubbi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3b5k7gxvc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/collinberke.bsky.social/post/3m2um6utlpk2fI'm often amazed at how much typing I've saved myself by using `dput(names())` when working with #RStats. I wrote about this back in 2024, and I was reminded about it's utility again today: https://www.collinberke.com/til/posts/2024-02-10-til-r-dput-store-objects/10 Oct 2025 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:ptrfi6yll7ffdhv6vhweubbi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2um6utlpk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/collinberke.bsky.social/post/3m2u3vjw37k27Hey #RStats folks, I need some help. I think I understand how to use dots. You know, the `...` in functions. Other times, I'm humbled when trying to use them in my own functions. Any good resources that helped make their use 'just click' for you? #dataBS10 Oct 2025 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:ptrfi6yll7ffdhv6vhweubbi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2u3vjw37k27https://bsky.app/profile/collinberke.bsky.social/post/3m2ouzzt73k2zTIL: Microsoft Teams can be configured to use ISO 8601 date formatting. I don't know why this makes me so excited. Perhaps it's the analyst in me who's had to wrestle with and wrangle various date formats in the past ... Obligatory @xkcd.com link: xkcd.com/1179/ #dataBS https://xkcd.com/1179/08 Oct 2025 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:ptrfi6yll7ffdhv6vhweubbi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ouzzt73k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/collinberke.bsky.social/post/3m25vaeask22pNote to self: It's been awhile since I've needed to do back indexing to return a single row of data while using #RStats. So, here's a Base R and dplyr refresher 👇 #dataBS01 Oct 2025 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:ptrfi6yll7ffdhv6vhweubbi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m25vaeask22phttps://bsky.app/profile/collinberke.bsky.social/post/3m2324n47ls2kInteresting framing of the use of LLMs for coding in a post I recently bumped into: https://codemanship.wordpress.com/2025/09/30/comprehension-debt-the-ticking-time-bomb-of-llm-generated-code/ (via https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45423917). I'm certainly not AI-averse when performing coding tasks. But, 'Comprehension Debt' is something to be mindful of.30 Sep 2025 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:ptrfi6yll7ffdhv6vhweubbi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2324n47ls2k