Features to automate cross-language access and calculations in SQL, Python and R programming have been added. Libraries added to R programming permit SQL queries and Python syntax without changing ...

R and Python already had access SQL Server, of course, but only if running externally, and thus transferring data queried from the SQL Server to the machine running the code.

This led some pundits to declare the demise of R. Dice Insights, an online publication connected to the popular tech salary site, declared that R was one of five languages that are “probably doomed” ...

The ease of doing statistics in R is driving that language’s popularity, Ghodsi says. “That’s one of the big attractions of R is all these built in statistics libraries, and also all these built-in ...

Essentially, hosting Python in SQL Server may enable scenarios that were part of the vision for its hosting of the .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) and the C# and Visual Basic .NET languages ...

Using Quarto with Observable JavaScript is a great solution for R and Python users who want to create more interactive and visually engaging reports. There’s an intriguing new option for people ...

In fact, you’re cautioned not to install the usual VS Code extensions for R and Python in Positron, since the IDE already comes with that functionality built-in.