R trends in 2015 (based on cranlogs)

What are the current tRends? The image is CC from coco + kelly.

What are the current tRends? The image is CC from coco + kelly.

It is always fun to look back and reflect on the past year. Inspired by Christoph Safferling’s post on top packages from published in 2015, I decided to have my own go at the top R trends of 2015. Contrary to Safferling’s post I’ll try to also (1) look at packages from previous years that hit the big league, (2) what top R coders we have in the community, and then (2) round-up with my own 2015-R-experience. Continue reading