mhegeman/2023_rgov

2023_rgov

It Works on My Machine

Reproducibility in R for Small Teams

This repository contains the slides and code for a presentation titled “It Works On My Machine - Reproducibility in R for Small Teams” given at the R Gov Conference on October 18, 2023. The presentation was created using RStudio and Quarto.

The goal of the presentation is to discuss challenges and strategies for improving reproducibility and sharing code with small teams that have limited R experience and resources. It covers several common approaches:

• Using R Projects for relative file paths and portability
• GitHub repositories for distributing code efficiently
• Custom R packages for standardizing data processing
• {renv} for managing dependencies consistently

Some key takeaways:

• Consistent training is essential as team members come from diverse backgrounds
• Simplify workflows and minimize dependencies wherever possible to minimize frustration
• Avoid scope creep and only add complexity when needed

View the slide deck for the full presentation content including speaker notes. The code to generate the slides from Quarto markdown is also provided.