Listen "779: The Tidyverse of Essential R Libraries and their Python Analogues, with Dr. Hadley Wickham"
Episode Synopsis
Tidyverse, ggplot2, and the secret to a tech company’s longevity: Hadley Wickham talks to Jon Krohn about Posit’s rebrand, Tidyverse and why it needs to be in every data scientist’s toolkit, and why getting your hands dirty with open-source projects can be so lucrative for your career.This episode is brought to you by Intel and HPE Ezmeral Software. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information.In this episode you will learn:• All about the Tidyverse [04:46]• Hadley’s favorite R libraries [17:10]• The goal of Posit [30:29]• On bringing multiple programming languages together [36:02]• The principles for a long-lasting tech company [52:10]• How Hadley developed ggplot2 [55:24]• How to contribute to the open-source community [1:05:43]Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/779
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