Turn your R code into packages that otherscan easily download and use. This practical book shows you how to bundlereusable R functions, sample data, and documentation together by applyingauthor Hadley Wickham’s package development philosophy. In the process, you’llwork with devtools, roxygen, and testthat, a set of R packages that automatecommon development tasks. Devtools encapsulates best practices that Hadley haslearned from years of working with this programming language.
Ideal for developers, data scientists, and programmers with variousbackgrounds, this book starts you with the basics and shows you how to improveyour package writing over time. You’ll learn to focus on what you want yourpackage to do, rather than think about package structure.
Learn about the most useful components of an R package, including vignettes and unit tests
Automate anything you can, taking advantage of the years of development experience embodied in devtools
Get tips on good style, such as organizing functions into files
Streamline your development process with devtools
Learn the best way to submit your package to the Comprehensive R Archive Network (CRAN)
Learn from a well-respected member of the R community who created 30 R packages, including ggplot2, dplyr, and tidyr
