Isabella Velásquez
@ivelasq3.bsky.social
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💭 pipe dreams
#RStats
#Python
💜
@Posit.co
(formerly RStudio) || ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ ||
Join
@chendaniely.bsky.social
& me to see how Posit tools build an organized MMM workflow! MMM "unbakes" a cake to identify the impact of each ingredient. BUT, it works better in a neat kitchen 😀 Register:
posit.co/workflow-dem...
& share if there's anything specific you want to know!
about 17 hours ago
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I went to UseR! for the first time last year, and it was such an incredible event. You could feel the
#Rstats
love vibrating out of everybody 💓 I wish I could make it to Warsaw! I hope you are able to!
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1 day ago
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Join us in a few hours to watch Hadley Wickham live code! Featuring data from the TidyTuesday project, the new Posit AI in RStudio, and lots of good times.
#RStats
Sign up here:
pos.it/dslab
3 days ago
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R/Pharma workshop recordings are out! Delighted to share ✨Creating Polished, Branded Documents with Quarto✨: 🕸️ Workshop site:
ivelasq-r-pharma-2025-branded-quarto.share.connect.posit.cloud
📹 YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVMg...
📄 All the things:
ivelasq.rbind.io/talk/branded...
Enjoy 💙
#RStats
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Creating Polished, Branded Documents with Quarto – %>% dreams
A hands-on workshop on creating polished websites, reports, presentations, and dashboards in Quarto, with consistent theming using brand.yml.
https://ivelasq.rbind.io/talk/branded-quarto-rpharma/
10 days ago
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@chendaniely.bsky.social
did an awesome job pulling & curating this dataset, hopefully you enjoy visualizing it!! ⛷️📊
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11 days ago
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Two screens, one project. Ever wanted to see a GitHub collaboration workflow, LIVE, and (almost) entirely in Positron? Join
@libbyheeren.bsky.social
and me at the Data Science Lab, where we show how to get started syncing, pulling, pushing, and reconciling with GitHub in Positron.
pos.it/dslab
11 days ago
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Mickaël CANOUIL, Ph.D.
14 days ago
I just led a workshop on Quarto with
@physaliacourses.bsky.social
which I’ve now made public. I’m sharing the full source code to demonstrate advanced features: extensions, brand.yml styling across formats, and full CI/CD via GitHub Actions.
github.com/mcanouil/mas...
#Quarto
#Workshop
#GitHub
#CICD
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GitHub - mcanouil/mastering-quarto-cli: [Workshop] Mastering Quarto CLI: From Authoring to Publishing
[Workshop] Mastering Quarto CLI: From Authoring to Publishing - mcanouil/mastering-quarto-cli
https://github.com/mcanouil/mastering-quarto-cli
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What an amazing line up 🤩 and I definitely recommend you never pass up a chance to do a quiz show with
@libbyheeren.bsky.social
!
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18 days ago
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Join us on Tuesday at the Data Science Lab 🧪 We are joined by
@sara-altman.bsky.social
, who will show us how to explore and analyze data using AI assistants in
#RStats
or
#Python
! Feb 3 @ 12 pm ET:
pos.it/dslab
18 days ago
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The webRios iOS app by
@coatless.bsky.social
is great for little
#RStats
experiments on my phone or tablet without having to boot my computer. Like testing little functions and syntax, or while reading up on Advanced R (1st and 2nd ed.) or any other R books!
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19 days ago
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Are there any Quarto extensions that you wish existed?
@mickael.canouil.fr
has compiled so many amazing ones to check out:
m.canouil.dev/quarto-exten...
If the one you want isn't available yet, drop him a line below! 👇
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22 days ago
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Tomorrow at the Data Science Lab 🧪 we are hearing from the amazing
@theotheredgar.bsky.social
about the {mall} package: Run Natural Language Processing against your
#RStats
tibbles or
#Python
Polars DataFrames for sentiment analysis, text summaries, and more! Join us at 12 pm ET:
pos.it/dslab
25 days ago
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posit::conf(2026) call for talks is now open! If you're an
#RStats
or
#Python
user, have a great DS workflow to share, or have some lessons learned, we'd love to hear from you. 🔗
posit.co/blog/posit-c...
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Posit::conf(2026) Call for Talks - Posit
posit::conf(2026) is coming September 14-16 to Houston, TX, and we're looking for talks!
https://posit.co/blog/posit-conf-2026-call-for-talks/
29 days ago
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Tomorrow Night Bright (R Classic) has hit 1000+ downloads! We're so happy to bring the joy of this awesome
#RStudio
theme to
#Positron
& VS Code 🎉 🔗
open-vsx.org/extension/gv...
#RStats
#Python
30 days ago
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Federica Gazzelloni
about 1 month ago
I’ve just published {typeR}, a small R package that lets you simulate live typing. It prints code To install: devtools::install_github("fgazzelloni/typeR") If you teach or demo R, I’d love your feedback on how it works for you.
#rstats
#rpackages
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Emil Hvitfeldt
about 1 month ago
it only took a year but I'm back with more information about my Positron setup! This time I'm going over my Extensions and Settings
emilhvitfeldt.com/post/positro...
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Positron: My Extensions and Settings
Positron is a new and existing IDE for data science. All my extensions and settings I use to improve my experience.
https://emilhvitfeldt.com/post/positron-settings-extensions/
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So excited to hear from
@kylieainslie.bsky.social
about Project Folder Structures in
#RStats
at the Data Science Lab, happening today at 12 pm ET! Come join us if the situation below feels familiar to you...
pos.it/dslab
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about 1 month ago
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2025 was a massive year for Posit & the open-source community! 💕 I’m happy to share the 2025 Year in Review. Highlights include Air for fast
#RStats
formatting, AI updates, Quarto, ggplot2, & Great Tables milestones, & $750k Open Source Pledge! Read more:
posit.co/blog/2025-po...
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2025 Posit Open Source Year in Review - Posit
In 2025, Posit continued its commitment to championing open-source innovation and fostering meaningful community connection.
https://posit.co/blog/2025-posit-open-source-year-in-review/
about 1 month ago
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Libby Heeren
about 1 month ago
This is the most elite change in
#Positron
, it's so calming.
#rstats
#python
#databs
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Is your data "upstream" made up of R scripts and tears? Same. 🙋♀️ Join
@libbyheeren.bsky.social
and me at the Data Science Lab in 30 mins! We’re diving into dbt from first principles with
@mchow.com
and
@laurie-merrell.bsky.social
. See you there! 🔗
pos.it/dslab
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Data Science Lab
https://pos.it/dslab
about 1 month ago
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mutagen was started six (!!) years ago, and has taken a little while to get rolling. I admit I haven't contributed much beyond the hex 😅 we truly appreciate the highlight,
@batoolmm.bsky.social
,
@mike-thomas.bsky.social
, and
@rpodcast.bsky.social
! Check it out here:
github.com/gvelasq/muta...
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2 months ago
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Isabella Velásquez
The R Data Scientist
2 months ago
R Weekly 2025-W51 data visualisation, assess usage of your package, mutagen
https://rweekly.org/2025-W51.html
#rstats
#datascience
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R Weekly 2025-W51 data visualisation, assess usage of your package, mutagen
Summary: Explore data visualisation, package usage via mutagen, and R ecosystem updates including new packages and tutorials.
https://rweekly.org/2025-W51.html
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Stephen Turner
2 months ago
mutagen: extensions to dplyr's mutate for variable generation. Use these functions inside mutate (first MUTAte, then GENerate)
gvelasq.github.io/mutagen/
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Maëlle Salmon
2 months ago
New Post on
@ropensci.org
: Better
#RStats
Code, Without Any Effort, Without Even AI Edited by
@etiennebacher.bsky.social
& Steffi LaZerte Read about: ✨ {lintr} for detecting lints ✨ Air for formatting code ✨ jarl for detecting+fixing lints ✨ {flir} for refactoring
ropensci.org/blog/2025/12...
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Better Code, Without Any Effort, Without Even AI
Useful local, free, deterministic tools to improve your code
https://ropensci.org/blog/2025/12/15/better-code/
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We Are R-Ladies
2 months ago
Today I'm talking about contributing to base R 💻 Are you curious about how to improve the language we love, at its core? This is a thread for you!
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I got to hear a sneak peek of Stephanie’s keynote, and it was so good! Definitely recommend watching if you work on teams adopting or transitioning to
#RStats
.
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3 months ago
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Libby Heeren
3 months ago
Are you a data human who has always been a little intimidated by
#AdventofCode
? Come to the
#DataScienceLab
on Dec 2nd where
@emilhvitfeldt.bsky.social
will give us a super friendly hands-on intro. Very casual, lurk friendly. Register for the event series @
pos.it/dslab
#databs
#rstats
#pydata
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Stephen Turner
6 months ago
All models are wrong; some are useful. All LLM outputs are hallucinations. Some are useful.
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Charlotte Hadley (she/her)
3 months ago
Merry December folks! Wanna know your most used and co-dependent geoms this past year?! I've built "Spotify Wrapped" for {ggplot2} that produces you an interactive story and analytical tools for your geom usage!
#rstats
Build your own report by following the docs:
gpcds.com/ggplot2wrapp...
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I spent a bit of time this weekend updating my
#Quarto
listing for talks and workshops 🤗 Check it out here:
ivelasq.rbind.io/talk
Many thanks to Meghan Hall for sharing the template and CSS code! 💜
3 months ago
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Jenny Bryan
3 months ago
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.
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I don't know how I missed this, but the blog post on ggplot2 extensions was an R Weekly highlight last week! Thank you so much to R Weekly and the curators! 💜 Here is the post if you would like to see it:
rworks.dev/posts/ggplot...
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3 months ago
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Woo, the post is on Data Elixir! It's a really great data science newsletter if you are looking for one!
dataelixir.com
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3 months ago
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I had a great time presenting at the 2025 MAPOR Fall Webinar Series on "Automating Repetitive Reports with Quarto" and
#RStats
! Recording is available on the MAPOR website, and here are the slides if you are interested! 🧡💗 📝 Slides:
ivelasq-automating-quarto.share.connect.posit.cloud#/title-slide
3 months ago
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Hadley Wickham
4 months ago
Do you teach
#rstats
? Do your students complain about how lame and old-fashioned dplyr is? Don't worry: I have the solution for you:
github.com/hadley/genzp...
. genzplyr is dplyr, but bussin fr fr no cap.
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GitHub - hadley/genzplyr: dplyr but make it bussin fr fr no cap
dplyr but make it bussin fr fr no cap. Contribute to hadley/genzplyr development by creating an account on GitHub.
https://github.com/hadley/genzplyr
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Mickaël CANOUIL, Ph.D.
4 months ago
🚀 New blog post: "Lua Best Practices for Quarto Extensions" Transform your working code into maintainable, robust extensions with proven patterns: - Modular architecture - Parameter scoping Level up your Quarto game!
mickael.canouil.fr/posts/2025-1...
#Quarto
#QuartoPub
#Lua
#DataScience
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Lua Best Practices for Quarto Extensions: Building Maintainable and Robust Extensions – MCU
This guide explores essential practices drawn from Quarto’s extensions and community standards, covering project structure, error handling, documentation, and release management to help transform your...
https://mickael.canouil.fr/posts/2025-11-06-quarto-extensions-lua/
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Sharon Machlis
4 months ago
My election night R code worked last night! 🎉! Inspired by
@andrew.heiss.phd
&
@gosterhout.bsky.social
's
#PositConf2025
talk re Idaho's website built with R, Quarto & the {targets}
#RStats
📦 My results page:
www.district2framingham.com/posts/2025-1...
Their repo:
github.com/andrewheiss/...
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Framingham 2025 Election Results – Framingham District 2
See complete results for all the contested city races including interactive tables and precinct maps! Plus turnout data! All results unofficial from the City Clerk’s office.
https://www.district2framingham.com/posts/2025-11-04-2025-framingham-election-results/
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I wrote a lil post on the amazing work that
@ginareynolds.bsky.social
does championing ggplot2 extension developers and teaching others to build their own! The post features the Scrollytelling Quarto extension and the group's cute
#RStats
hex 🐱:
rworks.dev/posts/ggplot...
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An Introduction to Writing Your Own ggplot2 Geoms – R Works
The ggextenders club provides inspiration and resources for those venturing into the exciting world of creating custom ggplot2 extensions.
https://rworks.dev/posts/ggplot2-extensions/
4 months ago
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Stephanie Zimmer (she/her)
4 months ago
I'm looking forward to this talk! Thanks for the invite for this great conference
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I'm super excited to give a workshop during next week's R/Pharma conference! Join me if you'd like to discuss the ✨beautiful✨ outputs you can create with
#Quarto
and
#RStats
. 📅 Tuesday, November 4 at 9 am CT 🔗 Free to register, too!
events.zoom.us/ev/Ai-geyS63...
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4 months ago
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Michael Gould
4 months ago
Happy logical Halloween
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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 😹
4 months ago
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Jadey Ryan
4 months ago
Messy folders haunting your R projects? 👻 This Wednesday Oct 29 at 4:00 PM PDT, I'll lead a workshop on Efficient File Management in R with {fs} hosted by
@r-ladies-stl.bsky.social
. Let's clean and organize a spooky messy folder together! Register at
www.meetup.com/rladies-st-l...
#RStats
#DataBS
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Next week! I am giving a webinar on "Automating Repetitive Reports with Quarto" as part of the 2025 MAPOR Fall Webinar Series! Save serious time and eliminate errors by letting Quarto do the heavy lifting 🏋️ I would love to see you there 💚💛💙
www.mapor.org/2025-mapor-f...
4 months ago
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Looks like the Revolutions Analytics blog is down 😔 Used to be on my regular bookmarks rotation in the early 2010's. End of an
#RStats
era.
blog.revolutionanalytics.com
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Typepad - Closed for Business
https://blog.revolutionanalytics.com/
4 months ago
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Julia Silge
4 months ago
There is a new monthly release of
#Positron
available, and it delivers fresh new features for the Data Explorer! In this screencast, I walk through how to interactively explore a recent
#TidyTuesday
dataset on literary prizes 📚📖🏆 using some of the Data Explorer newness.
youtu.be/KOgQuWF0US4
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Explore literary prizes with Positron’s Data Explorer
YouTube video by Julia Silge
https://youtu.be/KOgQuWF0US4
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Quarto has a way to collapse code, but what if you want to collapse code OUTPUT? The amazing
@mickael.canouil.fr
created an extension that does just that!!! Check it out!
github.com/mcanouil/qua...
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4 months ago
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Love reading Posit's AI Newsletter as a nice, quick way of getting AI news without feeling overwhelmed. Today's edition is now out!! 😄
posit.co/blog/2025-10...
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4 months ago
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In June, I gave a webinar at
@amstatnews.bsky.social
GASP 2025, "Quarto--To Tell Your Story with Data" and the recording is now online! 🕸️
#RStats
&
#Python
materials:
ivelasq-gasp2025-quarto.share.connect.posit.cloud
📹 Recording:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5Yf...
🐙 GitHub:
github.com/ivelasq/2025...
5 months ago
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