This was just a toy example, but in a real data extraction pipeline, I'd be better off using pre-defined categories. Here, if I use `type_enum()` in my structured output, the LLM must choose from a specific list. (2/3)

I'm *loving* structured outputs in {ellmer} for extracting data from text directly into R objects, removing the need to write pedantic prompts about output format! 😻

Here's a quick example - extracting info about Kendrick Lamar from his Wiki page.

gist.github.com/thisisnic/e4...

#rstats #llms

Most updates were to docs and internals, but one feature to note is that we’ve added support for stringr::str_replace_na()

Fantastic keynote by Wes McKinney @ #EARL2025 - personal highlights:

🧏 AI is less of a threat to data science as requires human judgment

🤔 AI becoming the new literacy

🗣️ Learn to use coding agents and AI, & articulate reviews

📖 Spend more time reading code, less time writing

#ai #rstats #python

Great talk by @romainfrancois.bsky.social on how xeus-r makes it easier to work with #rstats in Jupyter; it's simpler than IRkernel and in combination with WebR opens up a ton of cool possibilities for in-browser Jupyter+R 🎉

#EARL2025

Anyone else been using Jupyter notebooks for year and didn't know the etymology of the name?! #EARL2025

Seriously cool stuff from @shikokuchuo.net on mirai+ellmer+shiny+httr2 with otel for telemetry at Shiny in Production!

You can use it to improve the performance of your Shiny apps by getting really granular information about it what's going on!

#rstats

A delightfully concise history of #rstats from @colinfay.bsky.social at Shiny in Production 🔥

Apache Arrow will be 10 soon! 🥳

At the Arrow summit, PMC chair @enpiar.bsky.social reflects on the keys to longevity:

⭐ Social components are as important as the technical
⭐ Build relationships with other projects & make newcomers feel welcome & empowered
⭐ Culture is what makes the difference

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

We also now support Decimal 32 and 64 type objects

We’ve also added support for hms::hms() and hms::as_hms() for creating and working with time of day variables.

Arrow now supports hyperbolic trigonometry functions

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