Writing functions in R

Summary

This unit of the workshop covers the writing of R functions. It consists of four themes, each with a small practical:

• Function basics (e.g. the structure of functions)
• Best practices (e.g. documentation with roxygen2)
• Testing and debugging (e.g. the testthat package)
• Advanced tools (e.g. profiling)

The slides for the workshop, including the instructions for the practicals, can be found here:

• Writing functions in R - slides

Here is a link the source code that was used to generate the presentation:

• Writing functions in R - source code

This session is led by Kilian Eichenseer. If you encounter any issues while working with the material, please contact him here.