What is it about
The basic idea behind R packages is to make units of code that extend the functionality in the base R program in a way that is both (i) reproducible across computers with different hardware and software configurations and (ii) fully explained with helpful documentation (including example code and maybe also example data).

Why

• Maintain personal functions and data that are frequently used in a time-saving format that is easily managed and shared
• R packaging system has tools to check that (necessary) documentation exists (and is up to date), spot common errors, and check that code is working

When and where

We will meet on the 19th of June from 17:30 to 19:00 in Room ZB19 in the Zoology Building.

How to prepare

You will need a laptop with R installed (you can download it here). There will be some software to install to go trhough the tutorial, have a look at the Preparation section in Part I of this tutorial here. You can go through Part I before the tutorial in your own time or just start from there on Monday.

Hope to see you there!