Changes in version 0.5.0 (2024-07-29)                  

  - Added a NEWS.md file to track changes to the package.

  - Introduced parallel computing support via the future package
    implemented in the pbapply package.

  - The unique dependency is now the pbapply package.

  - This update addresses the limitation of the previous version, which
    only supported multicore parallel computing on Unix-based operating
    systems. The new version supports parallel computing across
    different operating systems, including Windows.

  - Improved documentation and examples to reflect the new parallel
    computing capabilities.