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If today inspired you and you want to write your #rstats package now, there are plenty of great resources out there!

Several #rladies talked about how to set up your package within no time 💫

📺 @RLadiesBergen: (by @srharacha)

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@RLadiesBergen @srharacha 📺 @RLadiesNairobi: (by @Shel_Kariuki)

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@RLadiesBergen @srharacha @RLadiesNairobi @Shel_Kariuki 📺 @RLadiesSydney: (by @fonti_kar)

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@RLadiesBergen @srharacha @RLadiesNairobi @Shel_Kariuki @RLadiesSydney @fonti_kar 📺 @RLadiesELansing and @RLadiesChicago: (by @ma_salmon)

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@RLadiesBergen @srharacha @RLadiesNairobi @Shel_Kariuki @RLadiesSydney @fonti_kar @RLadiesELansing @RLadiesChicago @ma_salmon 📝 While it's hard to put everything on one page, here's my attempt to summarize the most important things to know about package development in #rstats

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@RLadiesBergen @srharacha @RLadiesNairobi @Shel_Kariuki @RLadiesSydney @fonti_kar @RLadiesELansing @RLadiesChicago @ma_salmon And, because I had one of my best journal review experiences there recently, a big shoutout to @JOSS_TheOJ! 🎉 JOSS publishes short papers that showcase research-based software to which you contributed significantly (and that could be possibly your package!)

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@RLadiesBergen @srharacha @RLadiesNairobi @Shel_Kariuki @RLadiesSydney @fonti_kar @RLadiesELansing @RLadiesChicago @ma_salmon @JOSS_TheOJ I love the variety of packages that they discuss. The submission is extremely transparent, you get to exchange ideas and thoughts with the reviewers, and you get a high-quality review of your package 👉 joss.theoj.org

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Today's about version control and collaboration today and one of its powerful tools: #git ✨

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In the last thread, I described in brief how to set up your #rstats package - but as you have already seen, a package contains a bit more than just your function(s) ✨

https://twitter.com/WeAreRLadies/status/1569998393086181377?s=20&t=fd0_uvuYa26HL4OIr5OyJg

When building your R package, you can luckily rely on the work of others who provide an excellent framework to get you started (and also take care of some of the things in the background).

I found it difficult to understand "what" I really need and "why" when I started writing my first package. So here's a short list with what I believe are among the most helpful tools out there:

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Now that you know how a general package structure looks like, we can start building a package 👩🏼‍💻

#RStudio is great, just follow these steps: Select "File", "New Project...", "New Directory" and select "R Package". You can now give your R package a meaningful name, select a path and hit "Create project".

You're now ready to go! Once executed, you have a fully functional package structure in your #Rproject (that we already discussed) 😊 Now it's time to move your function to your "R/" folder and populate it!

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Now let's start talking 📦

Writing a package sounds big -and it can for sure be. But in its simplest form, it’s not that much more than putting a function in a package structure. The #rstats community is great and came up with multiple great helpers that make your life easier!

💡 What’s in an R package?

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Ideally, your R package also comes with unit tests that make sure that your package works (or if it doesn't throw meaningful errors and let you dive into the functions and explore why it doesn't) and it adheres to the common standards of developing a package.

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Before we get into 📦 development, I wanted to share my favorite shortcuts in the RStudio IDE with you. There are so many out there (bit.ly/rstudio-shortc…) but these are the ones that I regularly use when changing something directly in my code 😊 #rstats

I love them because they usually make your life easier. The first one allows you to add a new R code chunk in your Rmd/Quarto file using "Option + Cmd + I" on a Mac (or "Ctrl + Alt + I"). And this is exactly what the GIF shows:

The next one makes writing a type operator so much simpler! At first, it feels a bit like looking for the keys but once you have it inherited, you probably won't want to go back 😊 So instead of typing "%>%" you can now use "Cmd + Shift + M" on a Mac (or "Ctrl + Shift + M")

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