George Stagg
@gws.phd
Software Engineer @ Posit working on webR & WebAssembly. Maths. Physics. I like making things.
That’s correct, unfortunately. It’s a fundamental limitation of running the Shiny server under Wasm in the user’s browser. Everything is visible in the browser dev tools.
August 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
That’s correct, unfortunately. It’s a fundamental limitation of running the Shiny server under Wasm in the user’s browser. Everything is visible in the browser dev tools.
The webR changes haven’t filtered down into Shinylive yet. Once we cut a new release, and Shinylive is updated, we’re hoping curl and friends should work well!
August 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The webR changes haven’t filtered down into Shinylive yet. Once we cut a new release, and Shinylive is updated, we’re hoping curl and friends should work well!
Even ellmer works! Here using a provider that does not require auth: webr.r-wasm.org/latest/#code...
Of course, the usual rules about API keys in webR still apply: *ALL* R source is visible client-side, so *NEVER* publish anything that actually includes any secret keys. This is just a neat demo!
Of course, the usual rules about API keys in webR still apply: *ALL* R source is visible client-side, so *NEVER* publish anything that actually includes any secret keys. This is just a neat demo!
July 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Even ellmer works! Here using a provider that does not require auth: webr.r-wasm.org/latest/#code...
Of course, the usual rules about API keys in webR still apply: *ALL* R source is visible client-side, so *NEVER* publish anything that actually includes any secret keys. This is just a neat demo!
Of course, the usual rules about API keys in webR still apply: *ALL* R source is visible client-side, so *NEVER* publish anything that actually includes any secret keys. This is just a neat demo!
You can read more about how this all works in Jeroen's blog post: jeroen.github.io/notes/webass...
Making libcurl work in webassembly
We explain how to make libcurl based applications work in webassembly without changes by tunneling all traffic over a websocket proxy.
jeroen.github.io
July 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
You can read more about how this all works in Jeroen's blog post: jeroen.github.io/notes/webass...
Here's an example using an R package that relies on {httr2} to query a Hacker News API: webr.r-wasm.org/latest/#code...
July 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Here's an example using an R package that relies on {httr2} to query a Hacker News API: webr.r-wasm.org/latest/#code...
Ooooooh this looks super fun!
December 1, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Ooooooh this looks super fun!
{rayshader} one day! Maybe we could it hook up with webGL/webGPU 🤔
November 6, 2024 at 3:53 PM
{rayshader} one day! Maybe we could it hook up with webGL/webGPU 🤔
Reposted by George Stagg
R in Production, r-in-production.org, is a new book that will help you put R into production, coupled with (in the near future) new tools to make the process less painful. I'm working on this with @thomasp85.com , @gaborcsardi.bsky.social, and @hfrick.bsky.social.
R in Production
r-in-production.org
October 29, 2024 at 10:15 PM
R in Production, r-in-production.org, is a new book that will help you put R into production, coupled with (in the near future) new tools to make the process less painful. I'm working on this with @thomasp85.com , @gaborcsardi.bsky.social, and @hfrick.bsky.social.