#InfoWorld

@smachlis.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

How to choose the best LLM using R and vitals Use the vitals package with ellmer to evaluate and compare the accuracy of LLMs, including writing evals to test local models.

Want to check if code using #GenAI generates the responses you want? Here's how to automate LLM evals with the {vitals} #RStats 📦 by @simonpcouch.com @posit.co
My latest at #InfoWorld:
www.infoworld.com/article/4130...
#LLMs

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noBGP

@nobgp.bsky.social

4 months ago

Big news!
🎉 noBGP is a finalist for InfoWorld’s 2025 Technology of the Year Award in Application Networking!

👉 foundryco.com/news/foundry-announces-2025-infoworld-technology-of-the-year-award-finalists

#noBGP #TechOfTheYear #InfoWorld

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Sharon Machlis

@smachlis.bsky.social

6 months ago

Chat with data the easy way in R or Python Why write SQL queries when you can get an LLM to write the code for you? Query NFL data using querychat, a new chatbot component that works with the Shiny web framework and is compatible with R and Py...

Ask your data natural-language questions in R or Python with the querychat package! Bonus: You never send that data to an LLM!
My step-by-step InfoWorld tutorial using NFL game data (1st day of the season tonight!) as an example:
www.infoworld.com/article/4040...
#RStats #Python #InfoWorld #RShiny

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InfoWorld.com

@infoworld.bsky.social

7 months ago

9 habits of the highly ineffective vibe coder Vibe coding may be the software development zeitgeist du jour, but vibing with AI isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Here are nine ways overly optimistic vibe coders can fail.

9 habits of the highly ineffective vibe coder

Vibe coding may be the software development zeitgeist du jour, but vibing with AI isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Here are nine ways overly optimistic vibe coders can fail.

spr.ly/63320fckK0

#VibeCoding #DevCulture #AIInDev #InfoWorld

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Feiticeir0

@feiticeir0s.bsky.social

7 months ago

12 coding agents at the cutting edge AI-powered coding agents are now real and usable, if not without their foibles. Here’s a brief look at the top prospects.

12 coding agents at the cutting edge #ai #coding #agents #infoworld

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Sharon Machlis

@smachlis.bsky.social

7 months ago

How to create your own RAG applications in R See how to query documents using natural language, LLMs, and R—including dplyr-like filtering on metadata. Plus, learn how to use an LLM to extract structured data for text filtering.

RAG has come to the tidyverse! Check out my step-by-step #InfoWorld tutorial on how to use the {ragnar} and {ellmer) #RStats 📦s to answer natural language questions about a document or Web page.
www.infoworld.com/article/4020...

#GenAI #LLMs

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InfoWorld.com

@infoworld.bsky.social

10 months ago

Python 3.14 Just Made Dev Life Easier with This New Tool

Want to level up your dev skills? Watch more insights from InfoWorld Senior Writer Serdar Yegulalp @syegulalp.bsky.social on #DevwithSerdar.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qFD...

#InfoWorld #DevTalk #CodeSmart

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Bedrock Data

@bedrockdataai.bsky.social

11 months ago

How to start developing a balanced AI governance strategy A strong AI governance defense does more than reduce risks: it drives the offense, and the offense is what delivers value.

How can you develop a balanced AI governance strategy? Our Data Security Evangelist, Kapil Raina, shares his perspective in this @infoworld.bsky.social article: hubs.ly/Q03fFGMV0

#infoworld #ai #genAI #governance #datasecurity #bedrocksecurity

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Sharon Machlis

@smachlis.bsky.social

11 months ago

GenAI tools for R: New tools to make R programming easier From IDE plugins to external chatbots and running LLMs locally, these new and emerging tools are bringing the generative AI revolution to R.

A look at more generative AI tools you can use with R:
www.infoworld.com/article/3848...
#RStats #GenAI #InfoWorld
Includes:
{gander}
{chatgpt}
{gptstudio}
{pkgprompt}
Shiny Assistant
Custom GPTs
R Tutor & Chatilize
{rollama} & {ollamar}
{shinychat}

(Prior article covered {ellmer} )

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Sharon Machlis

@smachlis.bsky.social

1 year ago

3 of the best LLM integration tools for R Do you need to add LLM capabilities to your R scripts and applications? Here are three tools you'll want to know.

A look at 3 of the best #RStats 📦s for adding generative AI to your R scripts & workflow:
{ellmer}
{tidyllm}
{batchLLM}

Plus two more tools to keep an eye on:
{ragnar} - RAG for R
{tidyprompt}

www.infoworld.com/article/3828...

#GenAI #LLMs #R #InfoWorld

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Sharon Machlis

@smachlis.bsky.social

1 year ago

Bython Python with braces

“Bython is Python with braces. Because Python is awesome, but whitespace is awful.” 🤣
pypi.org/project/Byth...

H/T InfoWorld article “14 great preprocessors for developers who love to code” www.infoworld.com/article/3583...

#Python #InfoWorld

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JaundicedView

@jaundicedview.bsky.social

1 year ago

#publicsector As #frankhester proves, gov #IT contracts are placed NOT for the convenience & needs of gov but for the wants of IT companies hence constant failure to deliver on time, on budget & to spec. #networking #computers #infoworld #computerworld #theregister #restismoney #newsnight #bbclaurak

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Jarrett Byrnes

@jebyrnes.bsky.social

3 years ago

RT @smach@fosstodon.org
ICYMI: Astonishingly easy mapping in R with the {mapview} #rstats 📦 by tim_salabim

Just this code:

mapview(the_data, zcol = "the_column")

gives you a nice default choropleth map, including tooltip

My #InfoWorld tutorial: (1/2)