Most data bugs aren't algorithm failures, they're assumption violations upstream. Pointblank makes validation a first-class citizen in R/Python workflows instead of an afterthought scattered in assert statements.

dplyr 1.2.0 is out now and we are SO excited! - `filter_out()` for dropping rows - `recode_values()`, `replace_values()`, and `replace_when()` that join `case_when()` as a complete family of recoding/replacing tools These are huge quality of life wins for #rstats! tidyverse.org/blog/2026/02...

Celebrating fifty releases of pointblank! 🚀 This framework brings a mature, high-fidelity validation ecosystem to #Python. ✅ 25+ validation methods ✅ Beautiful, interactive reports ✅ Support for Pandas, Polars, & SQL Read more: posit.co/blog/fifty-r...

This book is a {gt} treasure trove! rich-iannone.github.io/gt-effective... Written by @richmeister.bsky.social, and shoutout to @libbyheeren.bsky.social for telling me about it. #RStats

gt 1.2.0, an R pkg for making tables, is now out (on CRAN)! Major highlights include: - SI prefix formatting w/ `fmt_number_si()` - multi-column stubs for hierarchical row labels - new `summary_columns()` function - major improvements to LaTeX, Word, and RTF rendering github.com/rstudio/gt/r...

Announcing the Data Explorer “Convert to Code” Feature on Positron! With a single click, you can copy the R or Python code that reflects the filters and sorts you've set up in the Data Explorer UI. Transition quickly from visual exploration to scripting today! positron.posit.co/data-explore...

I did a workshop today on the pointblank package for R (this workshop: r-consortium.org/webinars/how...) and I thought it was great! Lots of great questions asked, and I did enjoy answering them. ALSO: the package is up to 1000 stars! Really glad to see people liking it :)

Just published my new R article: 'Mapply: When You Need to Iterate Over Multiple Inputs'! 🚀 If `sapply` doesn't quite cut it for your multi-variable iterations, `mapply` is your friend. Learn to pair inputs beautifully. #RStats #Mapply https://drmo.site/bhXeDb

✨ We launched a new installation page for DuckDB! 🚀 The new page lets you install the latest stable DuckDB release with just one or two clicks. If the defaults don't fit your use case, no worries: alternative download methods remain available for many clients.

🤩 My code produced when using LLMs to work on #rstats code got waaaaay better after I read this blog post by @simonpcouch.com on his Claude setup! www.simonpcouch.com/blog/2025-07...

🎧🐍 Episode #268 of the Real Python Podcast is live: Advice on Beginning to Learn Python realpython.com/podcasts/rpp...

If you've ever wanted to learn how to make beautiful websites with #QuartoPub and #rstats , check out this workshop I'm giving in a couple weeks! It'll be a blast (and we're covering Quarto's brand new _brand dot yaml system!)

The new ggplot2 4.0.0 is here! 🎉 This major update includes a foundational rewrite of S7 and user benefits such as smarter labeling and a revamped theming system. Check the details: www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/09... BONUS: Join the release party on Oct 3, 3pm ET. bit.ly/join-gg-extenders #RStats

Tell me what working-out-loud has gotten you 🙋🏻‍♀️ Allowing myself/my curiosity/the work I do to be visible in community spaces, giving talks, asking questions at online meet-ups, ect has changed my life in huge ways I want to hear the ways it's changed yours, small or large #databs #rstats, #python

🎨 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

I had the idea to add distributions to my volleyball summary tables today. Thanks to @richmeister.bsky.social's gt, @mjskay.com's ggdist, and @themockup.blog's gtExtras packages! Took awhile but got there eventually! (note that this is a screenshot of a shiny app so quality is a bit iffy) #rstats

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

@richmeister.bsky.social has released the "Data Validation Libraries for Polars (2025 Edition)" guide! Reviews 5 #Python validation libraries that work with @pola.rs DataFrames: Pandera, Patito, Pointblank, Validoopsie, & Dataframely. Read it on the Pointblog: posit-dev.github.io/pointblank/b...

We are delighted to announce the release of ellmer, an R package for accessing the power of LLMs in R! ellmer supports a variety of model providers. Chat, tool call, stream API calls, extract structured data, and more! Learn about it here: posit.co/blog/announc... #RStats #AI #LLM

@lionelhenry.bsky.social and I are so excited to finally announce Air - an extremely fast R code formatter! 🎉 With Air, you'll never need to worry about styling your #rstats code ever again. All you need to do is save, and Air takes care of the rest. www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/02...

I was tagged the other day by someone kindly sharing my Python Rgonomics post and realized that my thesis of "tooling keeps improving" held up too well and some of the recos have changed Hence, here's the 2025 update: www.emilyriederer.com/post/py-rgo-... Now feat uv (vs pyenv, pdm) and Positron

We are excited to announce reactable-py: interactive tables in #Python! 🐍 This tool is a port of the R package reactable. It offers quick options for sorting, searching, and paginating data, working with pandas and polars, and customization. Check it out today! machow.github.io/reactable-py...

Quarto 1.4 has been released 🎉 The release brings new formats for dashboards and Typst, a new manuscript project type, a cross-reference overhaul, Shiny for Python support, and a ton of other updates. Learn more on the Quarto blog: quarto.org/docs/blog/po...

New {paletteer} release dropped over the weekend! 159 color palettes have been added from vangogh, ButterflyColors, MoMAColors, PrettyCols, waRhol, MexBrewer, and ltc. Bringing the total to 2759 palettes from 75 different packages 🎨 #rstats github.com/EmilHvitfeld...

{gt} 0.10.0 is now out! 🎉 Rich Iannone has included a ton of great features in this release. Read about them on the Posit Blog: posit.co/blog/new-fea...