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Comparison · Infra & APIs
glcdp vs serocalculator
A side-by-side editorial comparison of glcdp and serocalculator — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
glcdp vs serocalculator: at a glance
What is glcdp?
glcdp reaches 1.0.0 with a stable schema contract behind its data explorer.
glcdp imports light-logger data packages published to the GLC standard, driven by declared schemas rather than format-specific readers. 0.9.3 added glc_explore(), a Shiny application for browsing the registry and exporting an annotated reproducible script. 1.0.0 promotes schema 3.0.2 to the default and primary stable import contract and makes schema-declared variable types and factor-level order drive the import itself.
What is serocalculator?
A seroincidence engine grows up: whole API renamed, then clustered survey designs
serocalculator turns cross-sectional antibody measurements into infection-rate estimates, and it spent its last two releases making itself safe to depend on. Version 1.4.0 renamed nearly every user-facing function into a consistent est_seroincidence()/sr_params vocabulary; 1.4.1 shipped the migration crosswalk that admits how much that broke. The newest capability is cluster-robust variance estimation for household- and school-based surveys.
glcdp vs serocalculator: editorial side-by-side
glcdp
6.3INFRA · APIS
glcdp reaches 1.0.0 with a stable schema contract behind its data explorer.
◆ Current state
glcdp imports light-logger data packages published to the GLC standard, driven by declared schemas rather than format-specific readers. 0.9.3 added glc_explore(), a Shiny application for browsing the registry and exporting an annotated reproducible script. 1.0.0 promotes schema 3.0.2 to the default and primary stable import contract and makes schema-declared variable types and factor-level order drive the import itself.
◆ Where it's heading
The package is serving two audiences from one model. Programmatic users get glc_collect(), extract_metadata() and add_metadata(), with imports that reject file groups whose factor labels or level order disagree. Interactive users get an Explorer that filters by device, wearing position, modality, role and data state, pages large inventories at 100 rows, and caches remote metadata for immutable revisions. Schemas 1.0.0 and 2.0.0 stay reachable as barebones legacy paths.
◆ Prediction
With 3.0.2 named the primary stable contract and the older schemas explicitly labelled legacy, retiring the barebones paths is the most likely next structural move. The notes give no indication of work beyond the current schema line.
serocalculator
0.0INFRA · APIS
A seroincidence engine grows up: whole API renamed, then clustered survey designs
◆ Current state
serocalculator turns cross-sectional antibody measurements into infection-rate estimates, and it spent its last two releases making itself safe to depend on. Version 1.4.0 renamed nearly every user-facing function into a consistent est_seroincidence()/sr_params vocabulary; 1.4.1 shipped the migration crosswalk that admits how much that broke. The newest capability is cluster-robust variance estimation for household- and school-based surveys.
◆ Where it's heading
The arc runs from method to instrument. Early releases added example data and plotting; recent ones fix the API surface, satisfy CRAN's offline-failure policy, and extend the estimator to sampling designs field epidemiology actually uses — multi-level clustering, stratification, and the two combined. Each release also carries visible refactoring discipline (one function per file, linting, per-PR website previews) that reads like a package preparing for contributors it does not have yet.
◆ Prediction
With cluster_var and stratum_var now threaded through both est_seroincidence() and est_seroincidence_by(), survey weights are the remaining piece of a complex-survey design the sandwich estimator does not cover. The entries do not name it, so read that as direction rather than a promise.
Alternatives to glcdp and serocalculator
Other Infra & APIs products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either glcdp or serocalculator.
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writeAlizer
Six months of releases and not one of them touched the scoring models
samplr
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stochvol
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midr
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Recent activity from glcdp and serocalculator
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 13d agoglcdpSchema 3.0.2 becomes the default import contract
- 29d agoglcdpglc_explore() adds a Shiny browser and metadata joins ⚡
- 1mo agoglcdpLogo and favicon refresh
- 3mo agoserocalculatorCluster-robust standard errors for household and school surveys ⚡
- 7mo agoserocalculatorEvery estimation function renamed, plus a simulation-study workflow ⚡
- 1y agoserocalculatorBundled example datasets and a locator to find them
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between glcdp and serocalculator?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. glcdp is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 0.0), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is glcdp better than serocalculator?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. glcdp is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 0.0), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Infra & APIs products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to glcdp?
Top glcdp alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "glcdp alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/glcdp for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to serocalculator?
Top serocalculator alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "serocalculator alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/serocalculator for the full list with editorial commentary on each.