#python, #rstats, #shiny, #datascience training and consultancy. We help organisations extract the most from their data.https://bsky.app/profile/jumpingrivers.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/jumpingrivers.com/post/3mj2kgkfg7n2cAt Jumping Rivers, we’re offering pro bono support to charities, non-profits, and community organisations. Projects are focused, skills-based, and time-bound (6 to 18 hours), with a clear scope. Health checks, dashboards, data cleaning, and training. Apply: www.jumpingrivers.com/pro-bono09 Apr 2026 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:ndw4o7zvb4nwghvhesildlfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2kgkfg7n2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jumpingrivers.com/post/3mixzybdyar2zWe're introducing the Frontend Dashboard Health Check at Jumping Rivers. UX, robustness, and responsiveness for Shiny and Dash apps. Detailed issues report, annotated screenshots, and suggested fixes included. https://www.jumpingrivers.com/blog/dashboard-ux/08 Apr 2026 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:ndw4o7zvb4nwghvhesildlfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mixzybdyar2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jumpingrivers.com/post/3mivmu5w5fw2mAs models improve, we’re building long-running async agents that execute multi-step workflows. At AI in Production 2026, Meryem Arik will explore how these systems fail and how to design them to stay reliable. Newcastle, 4–5 June Register: ai-in-production.jumpingrivers.com/07 Apr 2026 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:ndw4o7zvb4nwghvhesildlfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivmu5w5fw2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jumpingrivers.com/post/3mij2v6ddws2iEver been handed a data process with zero documentation and told to just figure it out? That's exactly what Reproducible Analytical Pipelines are designed to prevent. Russ Hyde explains how. Check out the blog post here: jumpingrivers.com/blog/reproducible-analytical-pipelines/02 Apr 2026 11:07 +0000at://did:plc:ndw4o7zvb4nwghvhesildlfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mij2v6ddws2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jumpingrivers.com/post/3migevrshb22qAt Jumping Rivers, training is built for teams to use straight away. Hands-on sessions, active coding, and a clear learning pathway help teams build skills they can apply immediately. Explore courses: https://www.jumpingrivers.com/training/public/01 Apr 2026 09:29 +0000at://did:plc:ndw4o7zvb4nwghvhesildlfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3migevrshb22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jumpingrivers.com/post/3midtnghffq2wJoin our webinar Programming with LLMs in R & Python to learn how to call LLM APIs from R with {ellmer}, guide behaviour with system prompts, generate structured outputs, and summarise images and PDFs. 23 April, 13:15 UK Free, online jumpingrivers.typeform.com/to/UmdyNbAs31 Mar 2026 09:14 +0000at://did:plc:ndw4o7zvb4nwghvhesildlfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3midtnghffq2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jumpingrivers.com/post/3mibiex36ks2oDon't wait until something goes wrong to think about AI compliance. Nathan Bilton joins AI in Production 2026 to cover the legal and regulatory landscape for teams shipping AI. Newcastle, 4–5 June. ai-in-production.jumpingrivers.com30 Mar 2026 10:48 +0000at://did:plc:ndw4o7zvb4nwghvhesildlfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mibiex36ks2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jumpingrivers.com/post/3mhzytrflcs23pandas vs Polars: everyone asks which is faster. The better question is which reads more cleanly. Russ Hyde ran the comparison live, same dataset, both libraries. Full webinar here: https://youtu.be/YdvObBTb2Eg?si=iWu_g2ceArKA5Smr27 Mar 2026 11:21 +0000at://did:plc:ndw4o7zvb4nwghvhesildlfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhzytrflcs23https://bsky.app/profile/jumpingrivers.com/post/3mhxmafarqk2kNew training courses for the rest of 2026 are live and filling up. 24 online courses across July to November covering R, Python, Git, Shiny, SQL, machine learning, Bayesian stats, and more. Two half days, hands-on, with a certificate. jumpingrivers.com/training/public26 Mar 2026 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:ndw4o7zvb4nwghvhesildlfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxmafarqk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/jumpingrivers.com/post/3mhuylgvthk2qIf AI is getting better at writing code, where does that leave us? That was the focus at last night’s Leeds Data Science Meetup. From deep thinking still mattering to the gap between notebooks and production, two great talks and even better discussions. Thank you to everyone who joined!25 Mar 2026 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:ndw4o7zvb4nwghvhesildlfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhuylgvthk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jumpingrivers.com/post/3mhsho3azac24How does AI actually support risk and decision-making? Katy Morgan will share how AI is applied in internal audit, from tools and adoption to prompt design and risk analysis. 4–5 June, Newcastle ai-in-production.jumpingrivers.com24 Mar 2026 11:25 +0000at://did:plc:ndw4o7zvb4nwghvhesildlfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsho3azac24https://bsky.app/profile/jumpingrivers.com/post/3mhpzd2g2xc2nIs AI taking your job, or just changing it? Leeds Data Science Meetup — tomorrow, 24 March, 6 pm @ The Elbow Rooms, Leeds. Two talks, food included. RSVP here: https://www.meetup.com/leeds-data-science-meetup/events/312986110/ — 95 already in! #DataScience #AI #MLOps23 Mar 2026 12:03 +0000at://did:plc:ndw4o7zvb4nwghvhesildlfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhpzd2g2xc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jumpingrivers.com/post/3mhif34giy22zWelcome to the team, Stuart Campbell! 🚀 We're thrilled to have our newest Junior Systems Administrator on board — supporting infrastructure, working with our engineers, and keeping systems running smoothly. Give him a warm welcome! 🛠️ #JumpingRivers #NewJoiner20 Mar 2026 11:12 +0000at://did:plc:ndw4o7zvb4nwghvhesildlfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhif34giy22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jumpingrivers.com/post/3mhg2odwn5k27More pharma teams are moving to open source. R, Python, and Shiny offer flexible, reproducible environments that scale. The challenge is making that shift in a way that meets regulatory expectations and works in practice. That’s where we help. 🌐 jumpingrivers.com19 Mar 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:ndw4o7zvb4nwghvhesildlfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhg2odwn5k27https://bsky.app/profile/jumpingrivers.com/post/3mhdem4gtzs2tOpen source R is powerful. Governing it at scale is hard. Litmus automates R package risk assessment for regulated environments — scoring packages and generating audit-ready reports. jumpingrivers.com/litmus18 Mar 2026 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:ndw4o7zvb4nwghvhesildlfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdem4gtzs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jumpingrivers.com/post/3mhatuznxxe2uOur webinar on data processing in pandas and polars is this Thursday. We’ll compare the same pipeline in both tools and cover updates in pandas 3.0. 📅 Date: 19 March 2026 🕒 Time: 1:15 PM (UK time) Register: jumpingrivers.typeform.com/to/UmdyNbAs17 Mar 2026 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:ndw4o7zvb4nwghvhesildlfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhatuznxxe2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jumpingrivers.com/post/3mh6glknsb226Neal Richardson (VP Engineering at @posit.co) is speaking at AI in Production 2026 🎉 His talk: MCP, or not MCP — a practical guide to when Model Context Protocol is the right tool, and when it isn't. Newcastle, 4–5 June. ai-in-production.jumpingrivers.com16 Mar 2026 12:12 +0000at://did:plc:ndw4o7zvb4nwghvhesildlfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6glknsb226https://bsky.app/profile/jumpingrivers.com/post/3mgufzecews2cpandas or polars? Next Thursday, Russ Hyde will build the same data pipeline in both libraries to compare syntax, performance, and new pandas 3.0 features. 📅 Date: 19 March 🕒 Time: 1:15 PM (UK time) Register: jumpingrivers.typeform.com/to/UmdyNbAs12 Mar 2026 12:35 +0000at://did:plc:ndw4o7zvb4nwghvhesildlfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgufzecews2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jumpingrivers.com/post/3mgrwtwcxsk2uBack at HMRC this week with Introduction to Python Programming, with more courses to follow later this month. Private training available for teams, plus public courses running March–June. jumpingrivers.com/training/public/11 Mar 2026 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:ndw4o7zvb4nwghvhesildlfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgrwtwcxsk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jumpingrivers.com/post/3mgp4lidh4k2wCan you trust your Shiny app in a regulated environment? At Shiny in Production 2025, our CTO Colin Gillespie tackled exactly that, extending Litmus validation from R packages to Shiny apps. 🎥 https://youtu.be/-fmacKDnPMY?si=CvhL6ijNJgA8dmt210 Mar 2026 10:03 +0000at://did:plc:ndw4o7zvb4nwghvhesildlfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgp4lidh4k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jumpingrivers.com/post/3mgmuluthak2oGood data science is rigorous problem-solving with results that hold up in production. We've worked with WHO/Europe, Public Health Scotland, and Hertfordshire County Council to make that happen. See the work: jumpingrivers.com/contact09 Mar 2026 12:35 +0000at://did:plc:ndw4o7zvb4nwghvhesildlfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmuluthak2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jumpingrivers.com/post/3mgcsjgkal22a“Is AI going to take my job?” At the next Leeds Data Science Meetup, James Ridgway and Harris Bashir explore how software development has evolved and what it takes to run AI systems in production. 📅 24 March, 6–8 PM 📍 Leeds Join us: https://www.meetup.com/leeds-data-science-meetup/events/312986110/05 Mar 2026 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:ndw4o7zvb4nwghvhesildlfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgcsjgkal22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jumpingrivers.com/post/3mgacw77h722vThe recordings from Shiny in Production 2025 are now available. Talks from speakers around the world on how they use Shiny in R and Python to solve real-world data problems. Watch the sessions: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbARZQfpqIKK9xAn0pOuYgd6cMl7Z04PW&si=Gu2Cqom9QywC2rcC04 Mar 2026 12:47 +0000at://did:plc:ndw4o7zvb4nwghvhesildlfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgacw77h722vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jumpingrivers.com/post/3mg5peykv6k2gPandas or polars for data manipulation in Python? On 19 March at 1:15pm UK time, Russ Hyde, Senior Data Scientist at Jumping Rivers, will compare both side by side and highlight what’s new in pandas v3.0. Register here: jumpingrivers.typeform.com/to/UmdyNbAs03 Mar 2026 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:ndw4o7zvb4nwghvhesildlfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg5peykv6k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jumpingrivers.com/post/3mg3ac5v3u223You trained a machine learning model. Now, how do you take it to production? Our new Introduction to Machine Learning Operations course covers deployment, monitoring, versioning, and MLOps practices. Private team training available: https://www.jumpingrivers.com/training/course/introduction-machine-learning-operations-deployment-monitoring/02 Mar 2026 12:16 +0000at://did:plc:ndw4o7zvb4nwghvhesildlfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3ac5v3u223https://bsky.app/profile/jumpingrivers.com/post/3mfr3beje322qData is most useful when people can interact with it. We’ve created a gallery of data applications built by the Jumping Rivers team, including healthcare dashboards, validation tools, and interactive analytics apps. Take a look → https://www.jumpingrivers.com/data-science/gallery/26 Feb 2026 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:ndw4o7zvb4nwghvhesildlfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfr3beje322qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jumpingrivers.com/post/3mfm7fontok2aYour AI in Production 2026 ticket helps support a local charity. Jumping Rivers will donate part of the conference revenue to the North East Autism Society (@autismsociety.bsky.social). Early bird ends 6 March. Get your ticket today at: ai-in-production.jumpingrivers.com24 Feb 2026 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:ndw4o7zvb4nwghvhesildlfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfm7fontok2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jumpingrivers.com/post/3mfjndhsil22nYour R installs might be slower than needed. A few things we covered in last week's webinar: • Binary mirrors plus parallel installs speed things up. • Connect adds tools for testing and reviewing deployed content. • Workbench Jobs keep running after you disconnect. https://youtu.be/Ctt2X2wCK5w?si=jCW7jUYrkMr644Jn23 Feb 2026 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:ndw4o7zvb4nwghvhesildlfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfjndhsil22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jumpingrivers.com/post/3mf7gvudnzu2gOur Posit Maintenance and Support webinar is today. Why keeping Posit software up to date matters for production teams. Free, online, 1:15 PM UK. Register:19 Feb 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:ndw4o7zvb4nwghvhesildlfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf7gvudnzu2g