Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Luis D. Verde Arregoitia

Thomas Lin Pedersen @thomasp85.com · 7d

🎨 Theming got a huge overhaul with the latest #ggplot2 release. In honour of that @teunbrand.bsky.social has written a comprehensive deep-dive into styling your plots, covering both old and new functionality. Grab a coffee and dive in!

#rstats

ggplot2 styling

This post discusses one function in ggplot2: `theme()`. Find out about the glamour of graphics in this deep-dive article.

www.tidyverse.org

42 140

Luis D. Verde Arregoitia @liomys.mx · 5d

Same but I'm always scared of mispronouncing these kinds of names 😅

1

Luis D. Verde Arregoitia @liomys.mx · 5d

help:
is it "brand DOT yaml or ~brandyaml~ 🤠 ?

cc @grrrck.xyz

2 1

Reposted by Luis D. Verde Arregoitia

Liz Hare, PhD @lizhare.bsky.social · 8d

Next Monday at 12:30 EDT. I'll be talking with @yabellini.bsky.social at the Big Team Science Conference. We'll be talking about @ropensci.bsky.social 's community and resources for working together on R code. https://bigteamscienceconference.github.io

7 6

Luis D. Verde Arregoitia @liomys.mx · 12d

🤖 Big update to the LLMs + R guide

> 10 packages added plus other tools and interested reads

luisdva.github.io/llmsr-book/

As usual, all the content is available in English and Spanish.
#rstats

screenshot of the guide's news section with the following updates:
### Latest updates (September 2025):

#### R packages
- `contextR`, conversational memory for LLM workflows
- `kbretrieveR` for working with AWS Knowledge Bases
- The R Language Analysis Suite (text,talk & topics)
- `LLMR`, a general interface
- `myownrobs`, AI coding agent for RStudio
- `air`, an AI coding helper
- Format and complete few-shot prompts with `promptr`
- LLM-powered chatting in Shiny with `shinychat` and `querychat`

#### Other tools and extensions
- Databot, an EDA assistant for Positron
- R instructions for Cursor Users

#### Helpful reads
- ellmer deep dive - Howard Baik
- On hallucinations - Cosima Meyer
- LLM workshop materials from posit::conf 2025

6 21

Reposted by Luis D. Verde Arregoitia

R-Ladies Boston @rladiesboston.bsky.social · 12d

HELLO FROM BOSTON:

4 10

Reposted by Luis D. Verde Arregoitia

Posit @posit.co · 12d

🚀 The 3rd edition of the Posit AI Newsletter is out now!

Curated by @sara-altman.bsky.social and @simonpcouch.com, this biweekly newsletter keeps you up to speed with #AI.

This week: the #Claude degradation incident, posit::conf AI talks, and what "agents" actually are.

📬 posit.co/blog/2025-09...

A collection of hexagons, each containing a different icon. On the left are three outlined heads: two with glasses, one a robot. The hexagons include a mall, a bridge, a raccoon, a Viking, and a goose.

5 18

Reposted by Luis D. Verde Arregoitia

Maëlle Salmon @masalmon.eu · 13d

"A Gentle Introduction to Open Science"

I love this post by Steffi LaZerte on @ropensci.org. Gentle indeed, and pragmatic.

ropensci.org/blog/2025/09...

A Gentle Introduction to Open Science

Steffi reviews a talk on open science. Don’t forget that it takes courage; be kind to yourself!

ropensci.org

1 13 26

Reposted by Luis D. Verde Arregoitia

Damie Pak @damiepak.bsky.social · 14d

The Boston #rladies are here!
Come join us for a wicked smart time in this virtual data lunch. @ddiannae.bsky.social will give us a recap on the recent Posit Conference!

(We will have in-person meetups in the future!)

www.meetup.com/rladies-bost...

2 5 11

Luis D. Verde Arregoitia @liomys.mx · 14d

thanks!

Luis D. Verde Arregoitia @liomys.mx · 14d

was someone collecting links to presentations for #positconf2025 ?

1 1

Reposted by Luis D. Verde Arregoitia

Sharon Machlis @smachlis.bsky.social · 20d

“Formatted spreadsheets are like the fossil fuel of the data community. They’ll be around for awhile” - Luis D. Verde Arregoitia at #Positconf2025

4 9

Reposted by Luis D. Verde Arregoitia

We Are R-Ladies @weare.rladies.org · 15d

Have you seen @cghlewis.bsky.social's newsletter? It's a fantastic resources for anybody working with data.

Crystal Lewis @cghlewis.bsky.social · 15d

RDM Weekly Issue 14 is out! 📬

After attending posit::conf last week, I decided to highlight some recent and past data management related talks from the conference. #rstats

- AI Coding Assistants
- Spreadsheet formatting
- Creating R Data Packages
and more!

rdmweekly.substack.com/p/rdm-weekly...

RDM Weekly - Issue 014

A weekly roundup of Research Data Management resources.

rdmweekly.substack.com

3 7

Reposted by Luis D. Verde Arregoitia

Crystal Lewis @cghlewis.bsky.social · 15d

📣 PSA I've been wanting to say for a while.

Not everyone is an expert programmer or coder, and that's okay. People can still do good, reproducible research without using the fanciest methods or the coolest tools.

Low tech tools ≠ You can't do good work

4 14 85

Reposted by Luis D. Verde Arregoitia

rOpenSci @ropensci.org · 16d

📣 Save the date!!

Next Community Call: R-multiverse: a new way to publish R packages 📦 🚀
📆 Monday, 29 September 2025 14:00 UTC with Will Landau
👉 Information + find your local time + How to join: https://ropensci.org/commcalls/r-multiverse/

#rstats

R-multiverse: a new way to publish R packages · Community Call

Community Call about R-multiverse

ropensci.org

1 14 17

Reposted by Luis D. Verde Arregoitia

Simisani Nokulunga Ndaba @simisani.bsky.social · 16d

🚀 Curious about Positron, Posit’s new open-source IDE?

This session shows RStudio users the basics, what’s new, and how it fits your workflow with @ivelasq3.bsky.social (Posit, PBC)

#RStats #DataScience #Positron #rladies

Thursday 09 October, 11am CT | 6:00 PM CAT

www.meetup.com/rladies-gabo...

Positron for RStudio Users: A Gentle Introduction, Thu, Oct 9, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup

Curious about Positron, the new open-source data science IDE from Posit? This session will walk RStudio users through the basics of Positron, highlight familiar features, a

www.meetup.com

3 18 41

Luis D. Verde Arregoitia @liomys.mx · 17d

This was only shared on the #positconf2025 Discord, but Mila the floppy pup was also accepted for pawsit conf 2025

A dog with a shirt next in a flyer for a ficticious conference

1 2

Luis D. Verde Arregoitia @liomys.mx · 18d

Two crazy dudes that did:
✅ R Dev Day at #RSEcon2025
✅ tidyverse Dev Day at #positconf2025 a week later

My patches and PRs need more work but @shikokuchuo.net got so much done 💪

1 3 27

Luis D. Verde Arregoitia @liomys.mx · 18d

🙋

Reposted by Luis D. Verde Arregoitia

We Are R-Ladies @weare.rladies.org · 18d

This week’s #RLadies curator is @ivelasq3.bsky.social!

Alt text: Curator Isabella Velásquez, Sr. Product Marketing Manager at Posit. Recently gave a workshop on survey analysis at the useR conference; is updating a book called Data Science in Education Using R.

2 13 32

Reposted by Luis D. Verde Arregoitia

Kasia @scullingmonkey.bsky.social · 20d

bold means negative !?

who does that.

as a spreadsheet lover and purist, i am shocked. shocked.

👀

#positConf2025

2 5

Reposted by Luis D. Verde Arregoitia

Maëlle Salmon @masalmon.eu · 20d

Thrilled to have teamed up with @cderv.bsky.social & Zhian N. Kamvar for this post on @ropensci.org:

✨ All the Ways to Programmatically Edit or Parse R Markdown / Quarto Documents ✨

ropensci.org/blog/2025/09...

It's even available in French and Spanish (🙏 @yabellini.bsky.social)

#RStats

All the Ways to Programmatically Edit or Parse R Markdown / Quarto Documents

Overview of programmatic ways to analyze and edit Markdown files: Markdown, R Markdown, Quarto, Hugo files, you name it.

ropensci.org

12 24

Luis D. Verde Arregoitia @liomys.mx · 20d

Conf contest prize with an extra surprise 😃
#positconf2025

2 17

Luis D. Verde Arregoitia @liomys.mx · 21d

need to find you and say thanks for all your brms tutorials!

Luis D. Verde Arregoitia @liomys.mx · 24d

Will make an overdue update soon I promise!

1