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

[Ben Bolker]

  I don't have a problem with this, but there are a few challenges.

 - continuity: there used to be an R wiki, but it eventually disappeared
(http://wiki.r-project.org now redirects to the main www.r-project.org page)
 - actual contributions: I never got much feedback or contributions to
http://glmm.wikidot.com/glmmFAQ (which is now moved to
https://github.com/bbolker/mixedmodels-misc/blob/master/glmmFAQ.rmd ).
If individual task view maintainers wanted to post their stuff on
GitHub, it would make it easy for *some* users (those with a bit more
technical facility) to raise issues and submit pull requests ...)


On 17-02-11 12:09 PM, Spencer Graves wrote:
> Hi, Ben et al.:
> 
> 
>       What do you think about converting the Task Views into a wiki?
> 
> 
>       The Wikimedia rules do pretty well in inviting anyone to
> contribute material, ensuring that it is noteworthy and high quality,
> and managing any conflicts -- and no one person has to be responsible
> for any specific thing.
> 
> 
>       Spencer Graves
> 
> 
> On 2017-02-10 10:51 AM, Ben Bolker wrote:
>>    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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