Working Smarter in R: Tips, Tricks & Real-World Lessons
Join us at R-Ladies Remote for an engaging panel discussion on how to work smarter in R.
Whether you’re an early-career user or an experienced practitioner, this session brings together a diverse group of R users to share practical insights from their real-world experience. We’ll explore workflows, tools, lessons learned, and small changes that can make a big difference in your day-to-day work.
This will be a relaxed, conversational panel - not formal talks - with guiding questions and space for discussion. Expect to come away with actionable tips, new ideas, and inspiration from how others approach working with R.
What we’ll cover
- Productivity tips and workflows in R: how to work more efficiently and structure your day-to-day analysis
- Data cleaning and working with real-world data: approaches to handling messy, imperfect datasets
- Data visualisation and communication: creating clear, effective visuals and communicating insights
- Debugging strategies and common pitfalls: how to troubleshoot issues and avoid common mistakes
- Advanced R programming practices: writing more scalable, reusable, and robust R code
- Lessons learned and practical advice: insights, experiences, and tips for working smarter in R
Event link: www.meetup.com/rladies-remote/events/313908392
Useful Links
The following links were shared in the Zoom chat during the event.
- guide.rladies.org/organization/intro/get-started
- support.posit.co/hc/en-us/articles/200526207-Using-RStudio-Projects
- thetidytrekker.com/post/git-stash-for-newbies/git-stash-for-newbies
- nrennie.rbind.io/blog/script-templates-r
- style.tidyverse.org
- tidyverse.org/blog/2025/02/air
- rstudio.github.io/renv
- rmarkdown.rstudio.com
- quarto.org
- github.com/ropensci/rix
- datamgmtinedresearch.com
- here.r-lib.org
- github.com/nrennie/templates
- github.com/rstudio/pointblank
- github.com/jennybc/how-to-name-files
- books.ropensci.org/targets
- roxygen2.r-lib.org
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=puSFD1_0DRw
- github.com/pcctc/affirm
- nrennie.rbind.io/viz-gallery
- nrennie.rbind.io/art-of-viz
- github.com/rfordatascience/tidytuesday
- shannonpileggi.github.io/debugging-nhsr/#/title-slide
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_duck_debugging
- testthat.r-lib.org
- covr.r-lib.org
- posit-conf-2025.github.io/r-programming
- yihui.org/en/2018/06/knitr-combine-words
- cran.r-project.org/web/packages/knitr/index.html
- adventofcode.com
- ellakaye.github.io/aochelpers