Colin Fay is a data scientist and engineer at ThinkR, focused on building production-grade Shiny apps and innovative webR solutions. He is an international speaker, open-source contributor, and shares insights on R, NodeJS, and data engineering through his blog and talks.
9 articles from this blog
Updates on webrcli & spidyr tools for integrating R functions into NodeJS applications, eliminating the need for a separate R runtime.
Introducing webrcli and spidyr, a starter toolkit for building Node.js projects that integrate R via webR, enabling seamless use of R functions in JavaScript.
Explains improvements in webR 0.2.2 for preloading R packages and custom functions using the new FS.mount feature and the webrtools package.
Explains how to integrate custom R functions into a Node.js/Express API using webR, focusing on packaging R code for production use.
Explains how to preload R packages in a webR environment within an Express.js API to avoid repeated downloads on each app launch.
A tutorial on recreating the classic Old Faithful Geyser Shiny app using webR, Bootstrap, and ExpressJS for server-side R computation.
A tutorial on integrating the WebAssembly-based webR runtime into an Express.js REST API to execute R code from a Node.js server.
A technical walkthrough solving Advent of Code 2021 Day 2 challenges using both R and JavaScript, comparing implementations.
A technical walkthrough solving Advent of Code 2021 Day 1 challenges using both R (with purrr) and JavaScript, comparing their syntax.
