In this episode, I chat with Simon Couch, a software engineer at Posit, about his work on AI-powered R packages. Simon maintains open-source statistical software and explores how AI can streamline coding workflows. We discuss his journey from statistics and sociology to AI-driven tooling, his development of the PAL and Gander packages, and why AI won’t replace coding anytime soon—but can definitely make it easier. 

Improtant resources mentioned:

• Simon’s blog
• Tidyverse blog post on PAL & Gander

Connect with Simon on: 
LinkedIn: Simon P. Couch
Bluesky: @simonpcouch.com
Mastodon: @[email protected]
X: @simonpcouch‬

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