BOBootvis·Jun 29, 2024Submission
Positron: A next-generation data science IDE built by Posit PBC
1 points · Open discussionposit-dev
positron
TypeScript2024–2025
posit-dev / positron
positron
Positron, a next-generation data science IDE
14Distinct people
17Mentions
0Explicit recommenders
4.3KGitHub stars
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What it is
Positron, a next-generation data science IDE
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Where it is used
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This week on Hacker News
Nov 8–Nov 15 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/15/2026, 9:28:18 AM UTC.
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Mentions over time
HN mentions by month17 dated mentions
Observed mentions: 2024-06-27 22:44:16 UTC to 2025-08-19 21:00:52 UTC.
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2024 | 2024-06-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-07-01 00:00:00 UTC | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Jul 2024 | 2024-07-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-08-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 2024 | 2024-08-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-09-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 2024 | 2024-09-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-10-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 2024 | 2024-10-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-11-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 2024 | 2024-11-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-12-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2024 | 2024-12-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2025 | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-02-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 2025 | 2025-02-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-03-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2025 | 2025-03-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-04-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2025 | 2025-04-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-05-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| May 2025 | 2025-05-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-06-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 2025 | 2025-06-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-07-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 2025 | 2025-07-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-08-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 2025 | 2025-08-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-09-01 00:00:00 UTC | 4 | 0 | 4 |
What Hacker News says
6 sourcesPositron isn't supposed to be a replacement for RStudio for all use cases (especially not this early in its lifecycle!). If you open your package folder in Positron (as opposed to the Rproj file itself) I think you'll find it has most of the commands you need for package development in the Palette.
We do hope to add better GUI tooling for project-level actions; more info here: https://github.com/posit-dev/positron/issues/1486
In Maker of RStudio launches new R and Python IDEHey! Product Manager for RStudio here (and Positron).
We have no plans to stop development or maintenance on RStudio, and are committed to it for our users, both paid and community. While Positron and RStudio have some features in common, some R-focused features will remain exclusive to RStudio. If you're currently using RStudio and are happy with the experience, you can continue to enjoy RStudio. RStudio includes 10+ years of applied optimizations for R data analysis and package development.
Cross-posting the FAQ: https://github.com/posit-dev/positron/wiki/Frequently-Asked-...
In Maker of RStudio launches new R and Python IDEPositron, a next-generation data science IDE
2 points · Open discussionWarning: This is released under the Elastic License, which for obvious reasons is neither free software nor open source:
> You may not provide the software to third parties as a hosted or managed
service, where the service provides users with access to any substantial set of
the features or functionality of the software.
> You may not move, change, disable, or circumvent the license key functionality
in the software, and you may not remove or obscure any functionality in the
software that is protected by the license key.
https://github.com/posit-dev/positron/blob/main/LICENSE.txt
In Maker of RStudio launches new R and Python IDEPositron, a next-generation data science IDE
11 points · Open discussion