A monumental achievement for bringing the Nix package manager to reproducible data science, travelling deep through the in-place modification rabbit hole across multiple languages, and a sampling of sage advice from the Data Science Hangout.Episode LinksThis week's curator: Tony Elhabr - @tonyelhabr@skrimmage.com (Mastodon) & @TonyElHabr (X/Twitter)Reproducible data science with Nix, part 13 -- {rix} is on CRAN!In-Place ModificationsData Career Insights: Lessons from four senior leaders in the data spaceEntire issue available at rweekly.org/2024-W40Supplement Resourcesrix rOpenSci review: https://github.com/ropensci/software-review/issues/625Determinate Systems Zero to Nix guide https://zero-to-nix.com/ vec - A new vector class with added functionality https://jonocarroll.github.io/vec/rray - Simple arrays https://rray.r-lib.org/Libby Heeren's podcast Data Humans https://libbyheeren.com/podcast.html or https://datahumans.libsyn.com/siteA Bayesian Plackett-Luce model in Stan applied to pinball championship data https://sumsar.net/blog/bayesian-plackett-luce-model-pinball-competition/ Cover and modify, some tips for R package development https://masalmon.eu/2024/09/24/cover-modify-r-packages/Supporting 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.info Get in touch with us on social mediaEric Nantz: @rpodcast@podcastindex.social (Mastodon) and @theRcast (X/Twitter)Mike Thomas: @mikethomas@fosstodon.org (Mastodon) and @mikeketchbrook (X/Twitter) Music credits powered by OCRemixTorvus Clockwork - Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - DarkeSword - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01507Home is Where You Belong - Final Fantasy IX - Reuben Spears, Earth Kid -