r-package-skeleton

This is for a 2017 SCUG class scheduled for two 1-hour SCUG meetings.

Creating a minimal R package: initializing package skeleton

1. We’ll establish a minimal R package that serves as a stable platform for you to deploy your own functions to multiple projects and people.
2. In the first meeting (on March 7),
   • I hope to get through the steps described here: https://github.com/wibeasley/r-package-skeleton/blob/master/documentation-for-developers/initializing-package.md
   • In the middle of the first meeting, we’ll spend 15 minutes on branching, merging, and rebasing Git repositories. Software developers use this approach to (a) isolate beta features from a stable master branch, and (b) facilitate work across multiple developers in parallel. We'll work from https://github.com/wibeasley/class-branching.
3. For the second meeting (April 4),
   • you’ll add your own functions to the package, and we’ll tackle some tricky problems together.
   • We’ll cover more complicated branching/rebasing scenarios
4. For both meetings,
   • please bring your laptops,
   • ideally with the prerequisite software installed (ie, R, RStudio, RTools, & GitHub Desktop): https://github.com/wibeasley/r-package-skeleton/blob/master/documentation-for-developers/initializing-package.md#prerequisites
5. This hands-on discussion follows the material in two repos:
   • https://github.com/wibeasley/r-package-skeleton
   • https://github.com/wibeasley/class-branching.