Positron AI Workshop
Learn the basics of the Positron IDE and get hands-on with its various AI features to seamlessly import, clean, and analyze data.
Positron is a new multi-language code editor for data science. This workshop will introduce R and Python users to Positron, with an emphasis on Positron's innovative AI features. Students will:
- Take a tour of Positron that shows why it is well-suited for data science
- Write and render Quarto documents, generate plots, and explore data with Positron’s Data Explorer
- Import, Clean, and Explore data with Databot, an AI-powered extension for Positron
- Write a Quarto doc with Databot
- Debug and write code with Positron Assistant, an AI assistant native to Positron
- Learn Posit's data science-friendly philosophy for AI
Participants will code in an environment provided by Posit that "just works" so students can experience the excitement of Positron with no installation, setup, or security issues.