It’s been interesting switching jobs with respect to programming languages. I used to write 95% R - now I write 95% Python. I have been using Python for many years, but not seriously or getting paid either. I’ve learned alot in the first 6 months. Some Python things learned: Functions and methods I used to think functions and methods were the same thing. But during the last 6 months I learned that functions and methods are not the same.
There are several instances where I have a collection of references that I want to deduplicate and merge.
What is pkgcheck? The pkgcheck package hasbeen developed by rOpenSci to automate the process of checking all packages onsubmission.
The rOpenSci R-universe is a bit special as, compared to other R-universes, it builds docs for all the packages in our suite.Looking at the dashboard helps us identify failures in building the packages as well as in building the pkgdown websites.We then help authors fix these issues in order to comply with our package curation policy.As a package author you should also rely on continuous integration in your own repo for catching e.g. R CMD check
Dear rOpenSci friends, it’s time for our monthly news roundup! You can read this post on our blog.Now let’s dive into the activity at and around rOpenSci!rOpenSci HQ Co-working events Join us for social coworking & office hours monthly on 1st Tuesdays! Hosted by Steffi LaZerte and Nick Tierney. Everyone welcome. No RSVP needed. Consult our Events page to find your local time and how to join.
I’m writing to share news that I’m moving on from my position as rOpenSci’s Community Manager. Friday, January 14th is my last day.Being rOpenSci’s first Community Manager has been my dream job. You have all given me such joy over the past 5.5 years.I love collaborating to create new things, so it’s time for me to step away and take some time to explore what might come next.
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It is an annual event on quantixed to post the papers I have selected for what is now called MD9A8 (the module formerly known as MD997 Frontier Techniques and Research Skills in Biomedicine). Previous selections are grouped here.
Do you have an account on the rOpenSci forum?As underlined in our contributing guide, our forum is where we encourage Q&A and exploration of ideas on a various range of topics .Compared to our Slack semi-open workspace, the forum is entirely open and much easier to search , so a great place to gather some collaborative knowledge!We have recently streamlined categories so that it might be