It's not every day that we get to dive into a brand new release of R, but we get to do just that in episode 202! We share our takes on the major new features of R 4.5.0. We also preview the re-imagination of the engine powering R-based APIs, and the LLM-powered helper to get some of those R package development chores done.Episode LinksThis week's curator: Eric Nantz: @rpodcast@podcastindex.social (Mastodon) & @rpodcast.bsky.social (BlueSky) & @theRcast (X/Twitter)What's new in R 4.5.0?plumber2Introducing choresEntire issue available at rweekly.org/2025-W16Supplement Resources{basepenguins} Convert files that use palmerpenguins to work with datasets https://ellakaye.github.io/basepenguins/Upgrading from {plumber} https://posit-dev.github.io/plumber2/articles/migration.html{chores} gallery https://simonpcouch.github.io/chores/articles/gallery.html{chores} custom helpers https://simonpcouch.github.io/chores/articles/custom.htmlSupporting the showUse the contact page at https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact to send us your feedbackR-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with Alby, and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index.A new way to think about value: https://value4value.infoGet in touch with us on social mediaEric Nantz: @rpodcast@podcastindex.social (Mastodon), @rpodcast.bsky.social (BlueSky) and @theRcast (X/Twitter)Mike Thomas: @mike_thomas@fosstodon.org (Mastodon), @mike-thomas.bsky.social (BlueSky), and @mike_ketchbrook (X/Twitter) Music credits powered by OCRemixPut the lime in the Koopa shell and drink it all up - Mario Party - Mel Decision, darmock, DeLuxDolemite, Siolfor the Jackal - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04836Watermelon Flava - Breath of Fire III - Joshua Morse, posu yan - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01411