👉 "But in this new era, we must delete code even harder, because if we don’t constantly remove complexity, we are going to drown in generated kudzu slop that overtakes codebases." 🌿

Vicki@vickiboykis.com · 2w ago

New post: we need to be deleting more code. vickiboykis.com/2026/09/01/b...

Air 0.10.0 is out now! - Enforce `<-` or `=` throughout your #rstats code (only one of these is correct though 😉) - Tighter Positron and RStudio integration - pre-commit / prek support - stdin support - Install with uv, mise, or pixi Read all about it! opensource.posit.co/blog/2026-06...

Air 0.10.0

Air 0.10.0 is here! This release rounds up everything new since 0.8.2: a new `assignment-style` option, tighter Positron and RStudio integrations, installation via uv and friends, pre-commit support, ...

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TidyDevDay 2026: bring your laptop, leave with a merged PR, new friends, and sharper R skills! First-time contributor? Perfect. Seasoned developer? Also perfect. opensource.posit.co/blog/2026-06... 📅 Sep 17, Houston, TX, after posit::conf(2026) 🕘 9 am - 4 pm 🎟️ luma.com/pnjuw08h #rstats #tidyverse

Contributing to open source using AI can be a win for both maintainers and contributors, but it takes some thought to keep that balance. I wrote a blog post about some of the strategies I use when contributing to a new codebase. niccrane.com/posts/ai-ope... #rstats #ai #opensource

I have to update one of the most inflammatory things I said back on the bird site, but for the LLM era: 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 If your agent prefaces every tool call with `cd /the/current/workspace &&`, I will come set your data center on fire 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥

We got "lucky" and were selected for the long form of the Canadian census. Which apparently I filled out after the deadline 😬 once I saw the envelope says it's required by law.

I am most excited that @inheritParams now supports explicit inclusion and exclusion 🎉 #rstats #' @inheritParams other_fn x y #' @inheritParams other_fn -z

Hadley Wickham@hadley.nz · 5mo ago

roxygen2 8.0.0 out now: opensource.posit.co/blog/2026-05... ! So many goodies in this release including S7 support, tons of R6 improvement, a new config style, fewer dependencies, and so so many bug fixes #rstats

Just sent this to my oldest, who's in 4th year of a software engineering degree. It's going to be an "interesting" ride for this cohort 😅

Davis Vaughan@davisvaughan.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I had the pleasure of speaking to students at both Duke University and Wake Forest University about the existential crisis that many of them are feeling right now: In the age of AI, is my degree worthless? www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kTx...

Weird thing I'm enjoying about the Orion launch: I love hearing people speak with this level of precision 🤓

Our list of 2026 #rstats and #python summer internships has been posted. We can't wait to work with you and make great things! tidyverse.org/blog/2026/03...

2026 Posit Internships

Posit is sponsoring four summer internship positions in 2026.

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This is fantastic news! Heather is such a positive force in the #rstats community and is doing vital work for the long-term sustainability of R and its community.

The R Foundation@r-foundation.bsky.social · 6mo ago

We are pleased to announce that Heather Turner @heathrturnr.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy has joined the R Core Team. She has been an active contributor notably via the R Dev Days, and has greatly improved cooperation between R Core and the R community in more ways #RStats.

The future of #DataScience is at #positconf 2026. Check out our keynote lineup: Wes McKinney: Future of high-performance computing Christine Zhang: Data storytelling at NY Times Emily Riederer: Scaling open-source at Capital One Sara Altman & Simon Couch: AI-driven workflows Register: pos.it/conf

Apply to be an Opportunity Scholar at posit::conf(2026) in Houston! We’re offering 40 full-support scholarships for underrepresented groups in data science. Includes: 🎟️ Conference+Workshop pass 🏨 Hotel stay ✈️ Travel reimbursement Apply by March 13: posit.co/blog/apply-t... #positconf2026 #rstats

Stop playing "diagnostics ping-pong" with your users 🏓 Wrote about why every R package wrapping external tools needs a sitrep() function — with real examples from meetupr and freesurfer. #RStats https://drmo.site/F5gVjR

Good news: The posit::conf(2026) Call for Talks has been extended to Friday, February 20! Join us in Houston to share your work with the R & Python community. 🎤 Speakers receive: Professional coaching, free conference pass, travel assistance Submit your 20-min talk proposal: pos.it/conf-talk-2026

Speak at posit::conf(2026) and share your R & Python stories! Accepted speakers get: ✨ Travel & lodging help ✨ Free conference pass ✨ Professional coaching Apply by Feb 6 to join us Sept 14-16 in Houston, TX! Submit here: pos.it/conf-talk-2026 #positconf2026 #rstats #pydata

Join us this summer in Visby, Sweden 🇸🇪 for RaukR 2026, a 2-week intensive R summer school 👨‍💻👩‍💻 to take your R skills 📊 beyond the basics. Sign up now for early bird offer! @nbis.se @scilifelab #rstats #r #datascience #code #bioinformatics #nbisweden #raukr go.nbis.se/raukr-2026/

I'm reminded of how handy the usethis::browse_*() functions are and thought I'd remind people they exist. Choose from a menu of links or go straight to CRAN or GitHub. #rstats

This gives a fantastic framing of how to think about reproducibility (it's a spectrum) and how to use renv with intention. Highly recommend, even if you're not using renv, to get a better understanding of how to live in peace as R and package versions advance 🕊️ #rstats

Shannon Pileggi@pipinghotdata.com · 10mo ago

The recording of my #rstats posit::conf talk ✨ practical {renv}✨ is available! 🎉 I created this talk for frustrated {renv} users 🫠 and potential {renv} users🤩 youtu.be/l01u7Ue9pIQ?... Even if {renv} isn't on your radar, you may still find this talk interesting if you are curious about🤔...

My keynote about data science tools at posit::conf is now online! I originally meant it to be a talk about Positron, but as I was writing it, it took a left turn through the history of RStudio and into the philosophy of tool design & how to build stuff for people. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGre...

10 Years of Data Science Tools...and What Happens Next (Jonathan McPherson) | posit::conf(2025)

YouTube video by Posit PBC

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We are looking for #rstats community feedback on 3 new dplyr functions! We're aiming to expand the `filter()` family: - `filter()` to keep rows - `filter_out()` to drop rows - `when_any()` and `when_all()` as modifiers Read more and leave feedback here: github.com/tidyverse/ti...

Will definitely include this example in my next talk on how to name files! ✅ Full marks for "make it easy to guess what the heck something is, based on it name".

John Gallagher@earlymodernjohn.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Genuinely delighted to download a PhD thesis from a university repository where the author has neglected to remove the words "BITCH THIS IS YOUR THESIS" from the filename.

I loved discussing "Positron for RStudio Users: A Gentle Introduction" with @simisani.bsky.social & R-Ladies Gaborone! Check out the recording and materials: 📹 www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fOQ... 📝 ivelasq.rbind.io/talk/positro... I hope this intro is better than the one between my three cats 😹

I'm excited to share a new version of the Air formatter for #rstats, with support for tabular formatting! Super useful with `tibble::tribble()` calls or `data.table::fcase()`. It's currently experimental as we're looking to get feedback on the feature, so please let us know what you think.

BTW this "Frequency Reduces Difficulty" post from @martinfowler.com is the origin of the mantra "if it hurts, do it more often" (at least, it's where I learned it). It's amazing how broadly this applies. martinfowler.com/bliki/Freque...

bliki: Frequency Reduces Difficulty

"If it hurts - do it more often". Good advice if the amount of pain raises exponentially with the time between actions, such as for integrating software.

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I bet the whole reason he's thinking about this is that I was complaining to him (to everyone, really) about the pain of using Windows full-time while my macbook's logic board gets replaced. And he brought out the house words "if it hurts, do it more often!"

Hadley Wickham@hadley.nz · 12mo ago

Three phrases that capture some of the tidyverse team culture: Everybody takes out the trash We suffer so users don’t have to If it hurts, do it more often

Ever run `install.packages()` and wish it were faster, smarter, and more reliable? The {pak} package speeds things up with parallel downloads, dependency solving, and reproducible installs. 📦 pak.r-lib.org #RStats

Air is our incredibly fast R code formatter! Come learn all about it at 2:40pm in Regency V in the Sparking Development Joy session!! We also have hex stickers! #positconf2025 #rstats

The equivalent of the Bechdel test for a tech-ish event is “is there a line for the womens bathroom?” and #positconf just passed with flying colours 😅

Whole entire extra day of #positconf, anyone? All Virtual!! Come hang with me on Tuesday Sept 16th (day before talks!) from 11am to 4pm ET. We'll have an AMA with Rich Iannone, a full talk session, a DS Hangout style Q&A session, and a Trivia Night game with swag prizes!! #databs #rstats #python