"Preparing JOSS for a generative AI future: From code to human creativity and design"

https://blog.joss.theoj.org/2026/01/preparing-joss-for-a-generative-ai-future

Even if you do not write code, a brilliant read to put AI into perspective. 

"As AI becomes capable of handling increasing fractions of the actual implementation work, the irreplaceable human contributions to software become clearer: understanding context, collaboration with others, making design tradeoffs, creating abstractions that capture domain expertise, and building conceptual foundations and following sustainable software practices that enable future discovery."

"Put simply, we’re shifting from evaluating software through proxies for effort – like lines of code – toward clear evidence of research impact, intellectual contribution, scholarly significance, and open-source software practices. Regardless of whether you leveraged AI assistance, show the human work: the problem framing, key design decisions and abstractions, and the practices that make the software usable and sustainable for others (tests, documentation, licensing, versioned releases, and a transparent issue and review process)."

#ai #rstats

#eduroam has been named one of the 13 Dutch brilliant breakthroughs by the Dutch Research Council (NWO)

Created in 2002 by Klaas Wierenga, eduroam started as a simple idea: make Wi-Fi secure, easy & free for students and researchers, wherever they go.

Today, eduroam connects people at almost 40,000 locations in 106 countries. In 2024 alone, it recorded over 8.4 billion authentications.

👏 Congrats to all its contributors from the R&E community for building a service with such global impact.

The recording of my #rstats posit::conf talk ✨ practical {renv}✨ is availabe on youtube! 🎉

I created this talk for frustrated {renv} users 🫠 and potential {renv} users🤩

https://youtu.be/l01u7Ue9pIQ?si=oNtInQRfWbb-PAqO

Even if {renv} isn't on your radar, you may still find this talk interesting if you are curious about🤔...

The Python Software Foundation shows more spine than every single tech giant in just one single decision.

> Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core to the PSF’s values

https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html

#Nix for Polyglot, Reproducible Data Science Workflows

Many thanks for the feedback, I think that this version is now much better: https://github.com/b-rodrigues/rix_paper/blob/master/paper.qmd
if you want to read it online instead: https://b-rodrigues.github.io/rix_paper/

I aim for a submission before the end of the year!

RT: https://fosstodon.org/@brodriguesco/115416991998875235