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The latest release of #Positron went out last week, and I am so pleased to share what's in it! 🥳
Some big features we've been working on for a while (the editor for `.ipynb` notebooks, the Packages pane, Posit Assistant) all came out of preview this month:
https://opensource.posit.co/blog/2026-07-13_positron-2026-07-release/
RE: https://hachyderm.io/@rOpenSci/116534714049814549
I have loved working with @rOpenSci@hachyderm.io so much! ❤️
For the qualtRics package specifically, we are currently looking for a new maintainer as I no longer deal with Qualtrics as part of my daily work. If you are a user of both #rstats and Qualtrics, let's chat:
https://github.com/ropensci/qualtRics/issues/383
Join the SLC RUG next Tues, June 23 about how @jasminedaly@mastodon.cloud uses Claude Code in her work as an #rstats consultant! I'm really excited to learn more at this session 💫
The latest release of #Positron went out last week, and I am so pleased to share some of what's in it! 🙌 Read about how we improved startup performance, the ongoing migration from Positron Assistant to Posit Assistant, and more:
https://opensource.posit.co/blog/2026-06-08_positron-2026-06-release/
When it comes to #Python type checkers and LSPs, we had a lot of options for what to bundle in Positron, our data science IDE! 🤯 
Read through how we evaluated Pyrefly, ty, Basedpyright, and Zuban, and what we ended up deciding to use by default:
https://positron.posit.co/blog/posts/2026-03-31-python-type-checkers/
The latest release of #Positron went out last week, and it is chock full of exciting stuff! 🤩 Check out the new Packages pane, inline output for Quarto, the new Posit Assistant interface, and more:
https://opensource.posit.co/blog/2026-05-11_positron-2026-05-release/