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mmconvert vs reda
A side-by-side editorial comparison of mmconvert and reda — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Shared themes:r-package
mmconvert vs reda: at a glance
What is mmconvert?
A single-purpose mouse map interpolator that solved its problem in 2023 and has coasted since
mmconvert does one thing: interpolate between GRCm39 physical positions and the revised Cox genetic map for mouse MUGA array markers. The substantive work all landed in a burst across 2021-2023 — the initial function, the GRCm39 annotation dataset, cross2_to_grcm39(), the recomputed Cox maps and their smoothed replacement. Everything since is upkeep: a warning-message fix in 0.12, and 0.14 is a test adjustment to silence a CRAN Note with no code change at all.
What is reda?
A mature recurrent-event toolkit in careful maintenance, shedding weight rather than adding surface.
reda provides nonparametric mean cumulative function estimation, gamma-frailty rate regression, and event-data simulation for recurrent-event survival analysis. The core API settled at 0.5.0 when Recur() replaced Survr() and the MCF internals moved to C++. Everything since has been consolidation: small argument additions, method completions, and CRAN hygiene.
mmconvert vs reda: editorial side-by-side
mmconvert
0.0ANALYTICS
A single-purpose mouse map interpolator that solved its problem in 2023 and has coasted since
◆ Current state
mmconvert does one thing: interpolate between GRCm39 physical positions and the revised Cox genetic map for mouse MUGA array markers. The substantive work all landed in a burst across 2021-2023 — the initial function, the GRCm39 annotation dataset, cross2_to_grcm39(), the recomputed Cox maps and their smoothed replacement. Everything since is upkeep: a warning-message fix in 0.12, and 0.14 is a test adjustment to silence a CRAN Note with no code change at all.
◆ Where it's heading
The package has reached the natural end state of a reference-data converter — the reference data stopped moving, so the package stopped moving. Releases now arrive roughly annually and exist to keep CRAN checks green. The 0.14 release shipped the same day as sibling qtl2convert 0.36, confirming these are batch maintenance passes across the maintainer's packages rather than independent development.
◆ Prediction
Without a new mouse genome build or a revised Cox map, the next release is likely another CRAN-check accommodation rather than new functionality.
reda
0.0ANALYTICS
A mature recurrent-event toolkit in careful maintenance, shedding weight rather than adding surface.
◆ Current state
reda provides nonparametric mean cumulative function estimation, gamma-frailty rate regression, and event-data simulation for recurrent-event survival analysis. The core API settled at 0.5.0 when Recur() replaced Survr() and the MCF internals moved to C++. Everything since has been consolidation: small argument additions, method completions, and CRAN hygiene.
◆ Where it's heading
The last three releases contain no new modelling capability at all — a dependency reshuffle, a test-example correction, and a print-order fix. The package is being kept installable and correct rather than extended. Its tightest coupling is to splines2, a sibling package from the same maintainer, which supplies the derivative machinery reda depends on.
◆ Prediction
Expect continued small-cadence CRAN-compliance releases tracking ggplot2 and splines2 changes. The entries show no in-progress feature work, so a substantive release would have to arrive without warning from this feed.
Alternatives to mmconvert and reda
Other Analytics 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 mmconvert or reda.
ggtrace
A debugger for ggplot2's internals, hardening its grip as the internals it traces keep moving.
kde1d
A univariate density estimator that added zero-inflated data and reopened its C++ API to do it.
svines
Stationary vine copulas for time series, released in lockstep with the rest of Nagler's vine stack.
gghighlight
A single-purpose ggplot2 extension that has spent six years tracking ggplot2 instead of growing.
rtrek
A Star Trek data package that became a Memory Alpha web client and has been patching scrapers ever since.
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Recent activity from mmconvert and reda
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 1mo agommconvertTest adjustment to clear a CRAN Note
- 11mo agoredaggplot2 and grDevices demoted to Suggests
- 1y agoredaTest example and documentation typo fixes
- 1y agommconvertFixes a malformed warning message in mmconvert()
- 3y agommconvertOmits X chromosome positions for sex-averaged and male maps
- 3y agommconvertCRAN release adds chromosome lengths and smoothed Cox maps
- 3y agommconvertRecomputed Cox genetic maps and combined-array support
- 4y agoredasimEvent() gains a user-supplied rate bound
- 4y agommconvertRepoints data sources from master to main branches
- 5y agoredasummary() method completes the Recur object
- 5y agoredaDerivatives sourced from splines2's deriv method
- 6y agoredaMCF estimates can now skip variance computation
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between mmconvert and reda?
Both compete on the same themes — r-package — within Analytics. mmconvert and reda are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 0.0 vs 0.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is mmconvert better than reda?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. mmconvert and reda are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 0.0 vs 0.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Analytics products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to mmconvert?
Top mmconvert alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "mmconvert alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/mmconvert for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to reda?
Top reda alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "reda alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/reda for the full list with editorial commentary on each.