I'm considering writing a proposal for R Consortium ISC funding to write a free & open source book on LLMs/AI in R. Advice out there is scattered between different resources. Wondering if this is something the wider #rstats community would be interested in, & what folks would like to see in there?

If you've ever gotten stuck with {renv} you need to check out Shannon Pileggi's talk at #PositConf25 - learning soooo much! #rstats

Learning some really cool stuff about running parallel purrr locally with mirai at #PositConf2025

I brought a couple of extra copies of my book 'Scaling Up with R and Arrow' to share with folks at #positconf, which are free to the first couple of people to give me a shout in person! 🏹

Jonathan McPherson just mentioned datapasta at the opening keynote of #positconf, so I'm sharing this once again to share the magic, for all those discovering it for the very first time ❤️ #databs #rstats

Landed in Atlanta for posit::conf(2025)! ✈️ Excited to catch up with old friends & meet new ones! I also have consulting capacity available for 2026; if you'd like to talk about working together, get in touch. Also on lookout for collabs; main focuses: 1. Arrow / Parquet / DuckDB 2. LLMs in R

We’re thrilled to have @niccrane.bsky.social and @christophscheuch.bsky.social join our team to co-develop our flagship async course, SynergiZing ML & LLMs in R. We’ve also welcomed @albertrapp.bsky.social to lead our monthly membership track. 👉 Early access updates here: athlyticz.com/ai-signup

If you're interested in LLMs and Shiny together, you absolutely *have* to check out this blog series - Veerle packs in so much great advice about how to build LLM-powered Shiny apps! 🤖🌐 #rstats #llms #shiny shiny.posit.co/blog/posts/s...

We’re excited to announce the release of {arrow} 21.0.0 for R 🏹📦. Here’s a roundup of the new features and changes, in a 🧵 Full details can be found at arrow.apache.org/docs/r/news/ #rstats

Excited for Posit::Conf 2025 and Cat Hicks’ keynote! Cat has some done some fascinating work on AI skill threat how software cultures shape developers’ beliefs about their abilities - would recommend checking it out! www.drcathicks.com/post/new-res... #llms #ai #positconf

Thinking about building a Big Data in R training course - could be self-paced or live. If you've used Arrow (or want to), can you spare 3 mins for a quick survey? Your input will shape what I make. forms.gle/H68h7NSoAfXX... #rstats

Forget code generation - use ChatGPT as an intelligent tutor to learn skills that persist. I based this experiment on academic research about learning. It was super fun, & I was genuinely surprised by how effective it was. 🔗 Write-up here: niccrane.com/posts/llms_f... #rstats #llms #ai #chatgpt

My useR! 2025 talk on using LLMs in R focuses on small experiments which were quick to build to explore how LLMs actually fit into a typical R workflow. If you're experimenting with LLMs yourself, I'd love to hear what's been useful or not! www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ_8... #rstats #genai #useR2025

The virtual useR! 2025 event is happening tomorrow (August 1). There's still time to register. Claim your spot, for free, before time runs out! The program: user2025.r-project.org/program/virt... Registration: user2025.r-project.org/register #useR2025 #rstats

Loved speaking at Openscapes HackHours about LLMs in (and around) Shiny! 🥳 I’m not an LLM expert but focus what works (& what doesn't!) when using LLMs in production 🤖 Small examples, common pitfalls, & some very cool tools from Posit’s dev repo 🤩 github.com/thisisnic/ha... #rstats #llms #shiny

Apache Arrow Summit 25 is happening! Join us in person on October 2nd, in Paris (hosted by @pydataparis.bsky.social ). The Call For Proposal is open, submit your talks before July 26th: sessionize.com/arrow-summit...

Great catch up this morning with Raul + Alenka about maintaining Arrow. No one holds the whole codebase in their head - & that’s fine. Pick a bit, ask questions, keep things moving. Code helps, but so do comments and nudges. Even the experienced folks are still learning. #opensource #apachearrow

Currently taking a look at refreshing some of the #ApacheArrow and #PyArrow docs, so if you use Arrow in #rstats or Python and there's any areas you'd like to understand better, give me a shout, and we'll see what we can do!

Come for the detailed #PositConf2025 schedule, stay for the unpredictable rollercoaster of serious 🤓 and unhinged 🤪 session titles! #RStats #Python

From June, I’ll be taking on limited consulting work via my new practice, NC Data Labs → ncdatalabs.com If your team needs support with production R, internal R tooling, or Shiny/package dev, I’d like to hear from you! #rstats #rinprod

AI + Shiny: A Perfect Match? I put Cline, an AI coding assistant, to the test by building a Shiny app for NYC restaurant health data. 🚀 The results? Some wins, some quirks, and some useful lessons learned. Check out my experience: 🔗 niccrane.com/posts/clines... #rstats

Iterated on my {shiny} app for generating social media posts using the {ellmer} package! Now it's an R package with better structure and platform-specific prompts. Check out the process: https://buff.ly/4hBsewH #rstats

Automated social media posts generation using #rstats and AI! 🤖 I built a Shiny app with {ellmer} to generate social media posts from blog content. It uses Google's Gemini API. It's a fun and useful little project. Check it out: niccrane.com/posts/social... #AI #Shiny #rstats

Applications for opportunity scholarships for posit::conf(2025) are open & due by Feb 21. posit.co/blog/apply-t... Want to apply, but unsure what to say? Send your draft to the RLadies review system & we'll help you refine your application! airtable.com/appJadVolZxo... #rstats #rladies

It's fantastic to see the #RLadies rotating curator programme back up and running! 💜 I really enjoyed curating when I did it 4 years ago, and I wrote a short blog post about it: nrennie.rbind.io/blog/curatin... I'd highly recommend giving it a go if you're thinking about it! 💜 #RStats

🎉 We’re absolutely thrilled to announce that the #RLadies #RotatingCuration program is restarting Monday! 🔍 Learn more at: tinyurl.com/p9fvk7s2 🙋‍♀️ Want to become a curator? Sign up: tinyurl.com/44twdsbu 🌟 Know someone who’s a perfect fit? Nominate them: tinyurl.com/5yny5cae

🌟 We’re back! 🌟 R-Ladies is relaunching our Abstract Review System for women & gender minorities in R, connecting aspiring conference speakers with reviewers to help refine abstracts & scholarship applications. 💜🎤 📝 Submit your abstract: lnkd.in/du3xYPUf Let’s amplify diverse voices in #rstats!

Plugging the (free!) book again now that more folks have made it over here! Check out arrowrbook.com if you're an {arrow} #rstats user and want a deep dive on the R package!

We're delighted to announce that "Scaling Up with R and Arrow", by Nic Crane, Jonathan Keane and Neal Richardson is now available online at www.arrowrbook.com. In the book, we cover a lot of the practical details and theory behind working with Arrow in R. The paper version will be available soon!