Posit Launches Positron: Free Data Science IDE for Python and R Workflows
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Summary
Posit PBC has launched Positron, a free next-generation Integrated Development Environment (IDE) specifically designed for data science. Built on 14+ years of experience developing RStudio, Positron integrates both Python and R workflows, allowing data scientists to move seamlessly from exploration and ideation to production and application deployment without switching between different tools or environments.
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Positron brings the spectrum of exploration and production work together in one environment so you can move from ideation to insight to application without switching context
Ultimately, we have taken all the learnings from the 14+ years of building RStudio, and applied them to a new platform
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