R package development workshop
June 23, 2025
Research Software Engineer
Department of Statistics
University of Warwick
Website and slides
Website and slides repo
Course text: R Packages (2nd edition), Hadley Wickham and Jenny Bryan
Time | Session | Presenter |
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10:00–10:30 | Technical set-up (optional) | Ella Kaye, Heather Turner |
10:30–10:40 | Welcome and introduction | Ella Kaye, Heather Turner |
10:40–12:00 | Package foundations | Ella Kaye |
12:00–13:00 | Lunch | |
13:00–14:30 | Function documentation and dependencies | Ella Kaye, Heather Turner |
14:30–15:00 | Coffee break | |
15:00–16:30 | Testing | Heather Turner |
Time | Session | Presenter |
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10:00–10:30 | Troubleshooting (optional) | Ella Kaye, Heather Turner |
10:30–12:00 | Package check and documentation | Ella Kaye |
12:00–13:00 | Lunch | |
13:00–14:30 | Packaging data; Publication and maintenance | Ella Kaye, Heather Turner |
14:30–15:00 | Coffee break | |
15:00–16:30 | Rcpp in packages | Heather Turner |
Note
You’ll get the most out of the Rcpp session tomorrow afternoon if you’re familiar with the material on C++ and Rcpp from the R Programming course.
If you are eligible for SkillsForge you may also sign-up for the workshop there to receive credit for the course.
Or go to https://skillsforge.warwick.ac.uk/ and search for course ST6, R Package Development Workshop.