#usethis — Public Fediverse posts

The Bottom Line: Manually editing DESCRIPTION = typos, wrong formatting, forgotten versions. usethis = automatic, correct, sorted. Let the tool handle the details so you focus on code.
Tomorrow: Advanced roxygen2 for better documentation! 📝

Resources: https://usethis.r-lib.org
#rstats #usethis #Dependencies #RPackageAdvent2025

Day 1: usethis - Project Setup Automation 🎯

The usethis package is your best friend for automating repetitive package development tasks! 🤖

💡 Pro Tip: Set up your global options once with usethis::edit_r_profile() to add your name, email, and preferred license.

📚 Resources: https://usethis.r-lib.org
#RPackageDev #RStats #usethis #RPackageAdvent2025 📦

This time of year I start getting excited for lighter, warmer evenings. I'm passing the grey March weekends cleaning my kayak gear, maintaining my bikes and day dreaming about adventures in the van. 🛶 🚵‍♀️ 🚐

But don't forget about your code too. This week, I've been spring cleaning some old #RStats packages with #usethis 🧹 📦

https://www.jumpingrivers.com/blog/spring-clean-r-package-usethis/