The future of R-Universe looks even brighter for 2025 and beyond, revisiting the key factors for possibly switching to the Positron IDE, and why there is more than meets the eyes when it comes to the potential of LLMs and AI (even in highly-regulated industries).<br />Episode Links<br /><ul><li>This week's curator: Eric Nantz - <a href="https://podcastindex.social/@rpodcast" target="_blank">@[email protected]</a> (Mastodon), <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/rpodcast.bsky.social" target="_blank">@rpodcast.bsky.social</a> (BlueSky), and <a href="https://twitter.com/theRcast" target="_blank">@theRcast</a> (X/Twitter)</li><li><a href="https://r-consortium.org/posts/r-universe-named-r-consortiums-newest-top-level-project/" target="_blank">R-Universe Named R Consortium’s Newest Top Level Project</a></li><li><a href="https://www.jumpingrivers.com/blog/why-move-to-positron-r/" target="_blank">Positron vs RStudio - is it time to switch?</a></li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/AfMa1CVUdXU?si=N_Yje0MSrjM9kugB" target="_blank">Summer is Coming: AI for Shiny, R, and Pharma</a></li><li>Entire issue available at <a href="https://rweekly.org/2024-W50.html" target="_blank">rweekly.org/2024-W50</a></li></ul>Supplement Resources<br /><ul><li>rOpenSci Blog Post <a href="https://ropensci.org/blog/2024/12/03/r-universe-r-consortium-tlp/" target="_blank">https://ropensci.org/blog/2024/12/03/r-universe-r-consortium-tlp/</a></li><li>Positron IDE - A new IDE for data science <a href="https://drmowinckels.io/blog/2024/positron/" target="_blank">https://drmowinckels.io/blog/2024/positron/</a></li><li>Fun with Positron <a href="https://www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2024/07/08/fun-with-positron/" target="_blank">https://www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2024/07/08/fun-with-positron/</a></li><li>Open VSX Registry <a href="https://open-vsx.org" target="_blank">https://open-vsx.org</a></li><li>Power Mode Extension <a href="https://open-vsx.org/extension/hoovercj/vscode-power-mode" target="_blank">https://open-vsx.org/extension/hoovercj/vscode-power-mode</a></li><li>Joe Cheng's slides from R/Pharma keybote <a href="https://jcheng5.github.io/pharma-ai-2024/#/title-slide" target="_blank">https://jcheng5.github.io/pharma-ai-2024/#/title-slide</a></li><li>R Consortium Submissions Pilot 2 Shiny Application <a href="https://github.com/RConsortium/submissions-pilot2" target="_blank">https://github.com/RConsortium/submissions-pilot2</a></li><li>Daniel Sebanes Bove & Joe Cheng - Discussion of R/Pharma Keynote <a href="https://youtu.be/AU1MmcXYnJ0?si=A3V9JHYdZLiz-lvv" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/AU1MmcXYnJ0?si=A3V9JHYdZLiz-lvv</a></li><li>Practical Tips for Using Generative AI in Data Science Workflows <a href="https://youtu.be/rPeOdc8jTSE?si=APtIhpRqlh2I_Ek1" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/rPeOdc8jTSE?si=APtIhpRqlh2I_Ek1</a></li><li>Apple Music Wrapped in R <a href="https://www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2024/12/04/apple-music-wrapped-r/" target="_blank">https://www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2024/12/04/apple-music-wrapped-r/</a></li><li>Predicting Best Picture at the 2025 Academy Awards <a href="https://www.markhw.com/blog/oscars2025" target="_blank">https://www.markhw.com/blog/oscars2025</a></li><li>Navidrome - Your Personal Streaming Service <a href="https://www.navidrome.org/" target="_blank">https://www.navidrome.org/</a></li><li>Scrubbing your music with Maloja <a href="https://wenkdth.org/posts/maloja-scrobbling/" target="_blank">https://wenkdth.org/posts/maloja-scrobbling/</a></li></ul>Supporting the show<br /><ul><li>Use the contact page at <a href="https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact" target="_blank">https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact</a> to send us your feedback</li><li><a href="https://podcastindex.org/podcast/1062040" target="_blank">R-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org</a> - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with <a href="https://getalby.com/" target="_blank">Alby</a>, and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index.</li><li>A new way to think about value: <a href="https://value4value.info" target="_blank">https://value4value.info</a></li><li>Get in touch with us on social media<ul><li>Eric Nantz: <a href="https://podcastindex.social/@rpodcast" target="_blank">@[email protected]</a> (Mastodon), <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/rpodcast.bsky.social" target="_blank">@rpodcast.bsky.social</a> (BlueSky) and <a href="https://twitter.com/theRcast" target="_blank">@theRcast</a> (X/Twitter)</li><li>Mike Thomas: <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@mike_thomas" target="_blank">@[email protected]</a> (Mastodon), <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mike-thomas.bsky.social" target="_blank">@mike-thomas.bsky.social</a> (BlueSky), and <a href="https://twitter.com/mike_ketchbrook" target="_blank">@mike_ketchbrook</a> (X/Twitter) </li></ul></li></ul>Music credits powered by <a href="https://ocremix.org/" target="_blank">OCRemix</a><br /><ul><li>The Traveling Band's Last Song - Wild Arms: Armed and Dangerous - Artem Bank - <a href="https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02588" target="_blank">https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02588</a></li><li>Secrets Abound - Final Fantasy - Midgarian Sky - <a href="https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02452" target="_blank">https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02452</a></li></ul>
