323 new R packages in one month — and 40 shipped with no README (rworks.dev)
In May, 323 new packages landed on CRAN; 40 of them had no README, vignette, or repository URL. The curator behind the 'Top 40' roundup says the work is now exponentially harder.
The thread splits on the cause. Some blame AI-generated 'slop' and tidyverse over-reliance; a recent first-time submitter pushes back, noting CRAN still put his package through two rounds of human review.
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