2.6 Summary: Create new R Package workflow.

2.4 DESCRIPTION file: R package information.

We’ll be creating a package for the consulting firm Ketchbrook Analytics, a boutique shop from Connecticut who know their way around a %>% better than anyone. We won’t get deep into documentation and dependencies much, as the packages we’ll require in our new package are more than likely already on your local machine. Note that the package we are about to develop is minimalist, which is a way of saying that we’re gonna cut corners to make a minimum viable product.

I’m using R version 3.5.1 on a Windows 10 machine (ahh, corporate America…). I’ll assume if you work in R that you are using RStudio, which will be necessary to follow along. I’m going to show you how to wrap all of these tasks into a minimalist R package to save you time, which, as we’ve learned, is one of the keys to your success in the New Economy. If you work in a corporate or academic setting like me, you probably do these things pretty often. Produce markdown docs from the same templateĪnd so on? Notice a pattern? The word “same” is sprinkled in each bullet point.Tinker with the same colors and themes in ggplot.Create the same ODBC connection to a database.Reference the same dataset in different analyses.This need for speed (sorry) will be our focus.ĭon’t repeat yourself (DRY) is a well-known maxim in software development, and most R programmers follow this rule and build functions to avoid duplicating code. Be able to produce at an elite level, in terms of both quality and speed.

In Brynjolfsson and McAfee’s 2011 book Race Against the Machine, they detail how this New Economy will favor those that have the skill set or the capital to interface and invest in new technologies such as deep learning and robotics, which are becoming more ubiquitous every day.Ĭal Newport’s Deep Work outlines two core abilities for thriving in this new economy:Ģ. That’s the official name for what we know is happening: the best are rising to the top, and the mediocre are sinking to the bottom. The “Great Restructuring” of our economy is underway.

R build package