R Packages: Organize, Test, Document, and Share Your Code

Writing an R package can be a daunting task, as you have to consider a lot more than just how to construct functions. This book walks you through the process to make the journey a little easier. The book contains a good deal of insight, which is to be expected from the chief scientist at Rstudio (Posit). What I particularly like is how common mistakes are clearly highlighted throughout the text. For example, a person’s locale can impact how the sort function behaves, causing functions that rely on consistent sorting of strings to break. In my opinion, it would be a mistake to develop an R package and not at least refer to this book for a portion of the process. You can find the free e-book version of this book at: https://r-pkgs.org/. As always, if you would like a physical copy of the book, you can use my commissioned link here: https://amzn.to/3Ml5xj4.