[R-pkg-devel] UseR! Session: Navigating the jungle of R packages.

[Ben Bolker]

  I definitely read the task views and advise others to do so.  I
don't know how representative my little corner of the world is,
though.

  I have an embryonic task view on mixed models at
https://github.com/bbolker/mixedmodels-misc/blob/master/MixedModels.ctv
but the perfect is the enemy of the good ...


On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 9:56 AM, J C Nash <profjcnash at gmail.com> wrote:
> We'd be more than happy to have you contribute directly. The goal is not
> just an
> information session, but to get some movement to ways to make the package
> collection(s)
> easier to use effectively. Note to selves: "effectively" is important -- we
> could make
> things easy by only recommending a few packages.
>
> Best, JN
>
>
> On 2017-02-10 09:29 AM, Michael Dewey wrote:
>>
>> Dear all
>>
>> That seems an interesting session. I am the maintainer of one of the CRAN
>> Task Views (MetaAnalysis) and will attend
>> unless I am successful in the draw for Wimbledon tickets.
>>
>> Just in case I strike lucky one question I would have raised from the
>> floor if I were there would have been "Does anyone
>> read the Task Views?". Since I started mine I have received only a couple
>> of suggestions for additions including a very
>> abrupt one about a package which had been included for months but whose
>> author clearly did not read before writing. So I
>> would ask whether we need to focus much energy on the Task Views.
>>
>> So, maybe see you there, maybe not.
>>
>>
>> On 16/01/2017 14:57, ProfJCNash wrote:
>>>
>>> Navigating the Jungle of R Packages
>>>
>>> The R ecosystem has many packages in various collections,
>>> especially CRAN, Bioconductor, and GitHub. While this
>>> richness of choice speaks to the popularity and
>>> importance of R, the large number of contributed packages
>>> makes it difficult for users to find appropriate tools for
>>> their work.
>>>
>>> A session on this subject has been approved for UseR! in
>>> Brussels. The tentative structure is three short
>>> introductory presentations, followed by discussion or
>>> planning work to improve the tools available to help
>>> users find the best R package and function for their needs.
>>>
>>> The currently proposed topics are
>>>
>>> - wrapper packages that allow diverse tools that perform
>>>   similar functions to be accessed by unified calls
>>>
>>> - collaborative mechanisms to create and update Task Views
>>>
>>> - search and sort tools to find packages.
>>>
>>> At the time of writing we have tentative presenters for
>>> the topics, but welcome others. We hope these presentations
>>> at useR! 2017 will be part of a larger discussion that will
>>> contribute to an increased team effort after the conference
>>> to improve the the support for R users in these areas.
>>>
>>>
>>> John Nash, Julia Silge, Spencer Graves
>>>
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>>
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