Choice is good, but sometimes you may want a little help! Our first two highlights showcase approaches you can take to inform your next LLM for analyses and open-source license. Plus how to make your mark(s) within your version control history. 


Episode Links 

• This week's curator: Sam Parmar - @[email protected] (Mastodon) & @parmsam_ (X/Twitter)
• How to choose the best LLM using R and vitals
• Pick a License, Not Any License
• Git commits: please mark your stitches!
• Entire issue available at rweekly.org/2026-W09

Supplement Resources

• rollama - R wrapper to Ollama https://jbgruber.github.io/rollama/
• Opps, Git! How to recover from common mistakes workshop https://r-posts.com/oops-git-how-to-recover-from-common-mistakes-workshop/

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