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Andrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · 4d

oooh new version of Positron just released and it has (1) github copilot chat and (2) automatic {dplyr} code generation based on filtering/sorting/etc that you do in the data viewer #rstats

Me saying "hey it's github copilot chat in my positron"

Automatically generated dplyr code that matches the filtering and arranging that I did by clicking on columns in the data viewer

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Andrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · 6d

I really really really liked The Oatmeal’s take on AI here theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal

This is a comic about AI art.

theoatmeal.com

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Pablo Galindo Salgado @pablogsal.com · 7d

🐍 Python 3.14 is here! 🎉

✨ Template strings (t-strings) for safer string interpolation
🚀 Free-threaded Python officially supported (bye GIL!)
🎨 Syntax highlighting in the REPL
📦 Zstandard compression in stdlib
🔍 Remote PDB debugging

Full release notes: docs.python.org/3.14/whatsne...

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Kevin Ushey @kevinushey.bsky.social · 14d

Filling a big report immediately #rstats

An image from NYT Game's Spelling Bee, erroneously claiming that "tibble" is not a word.

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Maëlle Salmon @masalmon.eu · 21d

"How I, a non-developer, read the tutorial you, a developer, wrote for me, a beginner" by Annie Mueller 😅 😂 😭

anniemueller.com/posts/how-i-...

How I, a non-developer, read the tutorial you, a developer, wrote for me, a beginner - annie's blog

“Hello! I am a developer. Here is my relevant experience: I code in Hoobijag and sometimes jabbernocks and of course ABCDE++++ (but never ABCDE+/^+ are you kidding? ha!)  and I like working with ...

anniemueller.com

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wobblerocket 🎲🎮 @wobblerocket.com · 26d

As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read.

They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.

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Davis Vaughan @davisvaughan.bsky.social · Sep 13

Can't wait to see everyone at posit::conf(2025)!!

Here's my annual "things to do" list for food, coffee, bakeries, and bars near conf!

#positconf2025 #rstats

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

atlanta-posit-conf-2025

posit::conf 2025 Hotel Coffee ⭐ I think this looks the most promising, there are other locations that look decent even if this one seems new and has few reviews and is inside another building 7 minu...

docs.google.com

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Charlie Marsh @crmarsh.com · May 13

Today, we’re announcing the preview release of ty, an extremely fast type checker and language server for Python, written in Rust.

In early testing, it's 10x, 50x, even 100x faster than existing type checkers. (We've seen >600x speed-ups over Mypy in some real-world projects.)

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Chad Whitacre @chadwhitacre.com · May 7

Yesterday, @opensourcepledge.com was on Nasdaq Tower in Times Square. I got to be there for it! Thank you to Nasdaq and congratulations to all of the featured companies who #paythemaintainers! 👏 What a great way to keep celebrating #maintainermonth! 💃

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Adam H. Smiley @asmiley.bsky.social · Apr 23

My amazing independent study student wrote me a thank you card and drew this laptop with #rstats code on it 🥹

A hand drawn laptop with R studio open o the screen

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isabel z @isabelizimm.bsky.social · Apr 22

thank you!!! ✨🥂

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isabel z @isabelizimm.bsky.social · Apr 22

SADLY she uses angular in her day job, so it will not be a quarto vs. quarto competition. but i did convince her to make a quarto personal site 😈

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isabel z @isabelizimm.bsky.social · Apr 22

why stop at a template? just have a whole quarto rebrand

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Carlos Scheidegger @cscheid.net · Apr 22

me, daily (ok i'll show myself out)

The same meme, but it's Quarto poking me with a stick to fix bugs

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isabel z @isabelizimm.bsky.social · Apr 22

no rest for you! only more bugs!!! 🐛 🐜🦟🪲🐜🐞🪲🐛

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isabel z @isabelizimm.bsky.social · Apr 22

me, daily

stick figure-esque character poking the Quarto hex sticker with a stick. above are the words “Cmon, fix my life”

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isabel z @isabelizimm.bsky.social · Apr 22

being a nerd and marrying a nerd means we have decided to compete for who can create a prettier wedding website 🌸 quarto will be powering my submission

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Tidier.jl @tidierjl.bsky.social · Apr 22

Incoming PR for tidytuesday that brings #julialang to the party with TidyTuesday.jl!

@frankiethull.bsky.social

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Jess Graves @jessgraves.bsky.social · Apr 15

Sick of being taken advantage of by OTHER PACKAGES?!

Use python package {tariff} to show those packages WHO IS BOSS.

Make Reinventing The Wheel Great Again!

pypi.org/project/tari...

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Armin Ronacher @mitsuhiko.at · Apr 6

Since I’m starting a new thing I’m also looking at tech again. I really feel Python fares shockingly well for getting stuff done in 2025. Now that packaging is solved that is.

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Brett Cannon @snarky.ca · Mar 31

PEP 751 has been accepted! peps.python.org/pep-0751/

This means #Python now has a lock file standard that can act as an export target for tools that can create some sort of lock file. And for some tools the format can act as their primary lock file format as well instead of some proprietary format.

PEP 751 – A file format to record Python dependencies for installation reproducibility | peps.python.org

This PEP proposes a new file format for specifying dependencies to enable reproducible installation in a Python environment. The format is designed to be human-readable and machine-generated. Installe...

peps.python.org

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Mariatta @mariatta.ca · Apr 1

This video game lets you play as a Python core developer, but winning the game won't be easy.

Learn more in my blog post.

mariatta.ca/posts/core_d...

#humor

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Posit @posit.co · Mar 20

We're delighted to announce Jonathan McPherson – software architect at Posit – as keynote speaker at posit::conf(2025)!

If you're curious about how thoughtful design principles can improve the data science tools you use, you won't want to miss this!

Join us Sep 16-18 in Atlanta. pos.it/conf

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Andrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · Mar 20

I’ve long used FiveThirtyEight’s interactive “Hack Your Way To Scientific Glory” to illustrate the idea of p-hacking when I teach statistics. But ABC/Disney killed the site earlier this month :(

So I made my own with #rstats and Observable and #QuartoPub ! stats.andrewheiss.com/hack-your-way/

Screenshot of the linked Quarto website, with input checkboxes to change different conditions for a regression model that predicts economic performance based on US political party, with a reported p-value

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Tracy Teal @tracykteal.bsky.social · Mar 11

As access to scientific communications remains crucial, I'm excited to share I've joined openRxiv as Interim Chief Operations Officer to help launch the organization. It's already been amazing working with @richardsever.bsky.social & John Inglis & team & I'm grateful to be part of this next phase. 💚

openRxiv @openrxiv.bsky.social · Mar 11

openRxiv has arrived!

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of openRxiv as an independent, researcher-led nonprofit to oversee bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world’s leading preprint servers for life and health sciences.
openrxiv.org/introducing-...

#openRxiv #OpenScience #Preprints #bioRxiv #medRxiv

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