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Shannon Pileggi

@pipinghotdata.com

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#rstats Data Science ⚒️ @ThePCCTC #RLadies Leadership Team http://rladies.org 💜 former prof at Cal Poly SLO & Emory blogger & workshop instructor

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Shannon Pileggi @pipinghotdata.com · Oct 31

If you work with data in R then you should 💯 watch my posit::conf talk "Context is King" to discover advantages and workflows for ✨variable labels✨ in R. 🥳 #rstats youtu.be/eoI9QZdHBMw?...

The twice rejected, finally accepted backstory is also available😊 www.pipinghotdata.com/posts/2024-1...

Context is King - posit conf 2024

YouTube video by Posit PBC

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Shannon Pileggi @pipinghotdata.com · 10h

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Andrea @goandre.bsky.social · 16h

Thank you to everyone who joined in with their hex photo. It was a pleasure to be part of R Dev Day and to have presented R in Buenos Aires 💜.

#RStats #RDevDay

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Shannon Pileggi @pipinghotdata.com · 1d

Oooh would have loved to see that!❤️

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Shannon Pileggi @pipinghotdata.com · 1d

Next conf I'm finding you a piano! 🙌🍻

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Thomas Lin Pedersen @thomasp85.com · 8d

🎨 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

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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

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We Are R-Ladies @weare.rladies.org · 13d

A little bit of self-promotion, I @ivelasq3.bsky.social will be giving a talk on Positron for RStudio Users!

Hoping to share some perspectives, extensions, and other tips in case you're interested in exploring Positron.

Sign up here: www.meetup.com/rladies-gabo...

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

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We Are R-Ladies @weare.rladies.org · 13d

Want to manage multiple R versions without pain? 🧰

The rig (R Installation Manager) tool makes installing, removing, and switching between #RStats versions simple; works across macOS, Windows, and Linux.

🔧 github.com/r-lib/rig

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 15d

Tell me something you do when you code that other people would tell you that you shouldn't do.

Tell me the rules you break!

I'll go first: I work in untitled files in the wrong project directories all the time. Like, all the time. Yes, I do tend to lose things 😂 #databs #rstats #python

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Shannon Pileggi @pipinghotdata.com · 14d

Emil, you are the best!! So grateful for all the resources you put forward 🤗

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Emil Hvitfeldt @emilhvitfeldt.bsky.social · 14d

I'm exited to announce a new resource about making slides with quarto and revealjs. This book is the combination of all the work I have done in this area, reordered and polished up

There isn't a lot of new information yet, but this format allows me to add more easily

slidecrafting-book.com
#quarto

Screenshot of first page of slidecrafting-book.com website

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Teun van den Brand @teunbrand.bsky.social · 24d

Adapted ggarrow to the new ggplot2 theme features!

```r
library(ggplot2)

ggplot(ggarrow::whirlpool(5), aes(x, y, group = group)) +
ggarrow::geom_arrow() +
theme_minimal(ink = "purple")
```
#ggplot2 #rstats

An x/y plot with arrows spiraling outwards from the center. Everything is a shade of purple or white.

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Maëlle Salmon @masalmon.eu · 16d

"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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Shannon Pileggi @pipinghotdata.com · 16d

And @juliasilge.com

Shannon Pileggi @pipinghotdata.com · 16d

Also great talks by @niccrane.bsky.social & @simisani.bsky.social!

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We Are R-Ladies @weare.rladies.org · 16d

posit::conf wrapped up just last week! There were some wonderful talks by R-Ladies. Here are a few:

AI Coding Assistants: Hype, Help, or Hindrance?
💬 Rebecca Barter @rlbarter.bsky.social
🖇️ rlbarter.github.io/posit-conf-2...

A refreshing take on what to consider before asking an LLM for code.

AI Coding Assistants: Hype, Help, or Hindrance? Rebecca Barter, Arine, The University of Utah

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Jonathan Carroll @jonocarroll.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 17d

The latest issue of @rweekly is now live!

https://rweekly.org/2025-W39.html

This week's highlights:
✏️ All the Ways to Programmatically Edit or Parse R Markdown / Quarto Documents by @rOpenSci
🈂️ I Vibe Coded an R Package by @jonocarroll
☑️ Quality Control for Scanned Multiple-Choice Exams by […]

Original post on fosstodon.org

fosstodon.org

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Lucy D’Agostino McGowan @lucystats.bsky.social · 19d

Another delightful #positconf in the books! So lovely to see everyone 🌻 I miss it already!

Especially excited about:
🤖 @minecr.bsky.social’s aifeedr
🌬️ Making my code pretty like @davisvaughan.bsky.social’s with air
✨ @emilhvitfeldt.bsky.social’s editable quarto magic
📈 everything @kjhealy.co said

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Dr. U @transport-talk.bsky.social · 20d

Great talk about {renv} by @pipinghotdata.com at #positconf. Very practical strategies for restoring and updating project state.
Has anyone also used rv (a2-ai.github.io/rv-docs/)? In my little experience, it is very much like uv for python and looks more helpful than {renv}. #rstats

Welcome to rv

rv - A fast, declarative, R package manager

a2-ai.github.io

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Shannon Pileggi @pipinghotdata.com · 19d

Sorry for the scare! Yes, it was me 😬

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Shannon Pileggi @pipinghotdata.com · 20d

Priorities 🙄

But that is awesome!!

Shannon Pileggi @pipinghotdata.com · 21d

@alxrh.bsky.social's lightning talk was excellent!! So impressive to get the crowd laughing in a ✨pre-recorded✨ talk. #PositConf2025 pkg.rossellhayes.com/player/

Play Games in the Console

Games that can be played in the R console. Includes coin flip, hangman, jumble, magic 8 ball, poker, rock paper scissors, shut the box, spelling bee, and 2048.

pkg.rossellhayes.com

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Shannon Pileggi @pipinghotdata.com · 21d

I was there, it was a great talk! 🙌✨

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R-Ladies @rladies.org · 26d

R Developer Day at University of Warwick brought together R-Ladies from around the world 🌎.

Spaces like this remind us how powerful our global community is when we learn, collaborate and build together.

Thanks to Heather Turner for making this possible 💜

#RDevDay
#rladies

“Smiling group of 14 R-Ladies at R Dev Day, posing together in a meeting room with a whiteboard and chairs in the background.

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 29d

People keep telling me they can't afford to attend #PositConf2025 next week, so I need to make a public service announcement: attending virtually is very affordable (or free!) & is amazing! Get registered & hangout with me on the Discord server!! #databs #rstats #python

Screenshot from https://posit.co/conf-pricing-2025/ showing the posit conf virtual ticket pricing. $99 for standard virtual ticket, $49 for Government and Non-profit employees, and Free for students, academics, and needs-based attendees. There are hand-drawn doodles by Libby that highlight each option and one note says "Plus, Virtual Day!"

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