If you've ever needed to install R on Linux but couldn't find builds for your distro, we now have portable R builds for most modern Linux (Arch, non-LTS Ubuntu, Alpine, AL2023, etc)
no root needed, extract anywhere, install multiple R side by side. R 4.6.0 down to 3.0.0, x86_64 + arm64. #rstats
Announcing the Winners of the 2025 Posit Table Contest! 🏆
The data community showcased stunning work in #RStats/ #Python using gt, Reactable, and #Quarto, transforming complex data into beautiful, effective communication.
Congrats to all the winners!
See the innovation: posit.co/blog/2025-ta...
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We had many submissions to the Posit 2025 Table Contest and this post will show you the winners, the special prize recipients, and the runners up!
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We just released a blog post about something I'm very excited about: Great Docs. Post is in the *new* Posit Open Source site:
opensource.posit.co/blog/2026-04...
Great Docs is a #python pkg for creating beautiful Python package websites. We make it easy to use but also give you lots of options.
Greg Lin
Posit
We’re excited to launch the Posit Open Source website! 🚀
We’ve unified 15+ years of tools, 900+ blogs, and 1,600+ videos in one place.
Explore it here: opensource.posit.co
Huge thanks to the team: @cwick.co.nz Greg Swinehart @hadley.nz @ivelasq3.bsky.social @jeroenjanssens.com
Great Docs is a new documentation site generator for Python packages. It auto-discovers your API, builds a modern site with Quarto, and ships with LLM-friendly features and one-command deployment.
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yessssss, arm64 linux binaries in posit package manager!! #rstats packagemanager.posit.co/client/#/wha...
Note: these are still experimental and you might hit some bumps, but bug reports welcome :)
More #rstats + OpenTelemetry news: @schloerke.com finally got all of the async issues in {ellmer} and {shiny} sorted out and tracing now works!
Here's what combining {shiny} + {ellmer} + {httr2} + {mirai} + {otel} looks like today.
(All credit for the screenshots to @schloerke.com.)
