Issue 2025-W50 Highlights

How the recent frontier LLM model releases compare for successfully generating R code, our take on the new Test Set data science podcast, and a surprising entry in the world of languages equipped for data science. Episode Links This week's curator: Sam Parmar - @[email protected] (Mastodon) & @parmsam_ (X/Twitter) 2025-12-05 AI Newsletter The Test Set: Now on YouTube + a look at what’s next Haskell IS a Great Language for Data Science Entire issue available at rweekly.org/2025-W50 Supplement Resources Add links discussed in the episode (in place of this sentence) How well do LLMs generate R code (Shiny app) https://skaltman-model-eval-app.share.connect.posit.cloud/ Python is not a great language for data science (Claus Wilke) Part 1 https://blog.genesmindsmachines.com/p/python-is-not-a-great-language-for DataHaskell https://www.datahaskell.org/ Supporting the show Use the contact page at https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact to send us your feedback R-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with Alby, and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index. A new way to think about value: https://value4value.info Get in touch with us on social media Eric Nantz: @[email protected] (Mastodon), @rpodcast.bsky.social (BlueSky) and @theRcast (X/Twitter) Mike Thomas: @[email protected] (Mastodon), @mike-thomas.bsky.social (BlueSky), and @mike_ketchbrook (X/Twitter) Music credits powered by OCRemix Marble Dash - Sonic the Hedgehog - Joshua Morris - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01365 The Belmont Chill - Super Castlevania IV - Blak_Omen - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01195