So you want to start an R package that follows IQSS's Best Practices for Software Development and Sustainability? The best practices has the following components:
In Development
Informative documentation so users can get started quickly and dig into the package's details. A statistical software package should not be mysterious.
Tests to let you know as soon as possible if there is a bug in your code.
Open source license so that the software can be freely shared and contributed to.
Verson controlled development so that development is reproducible, attributable, and reversible.
Public source code hosting so that others can watch and contribute to the package's development.
Automated environment for software build
Citation information that includes location, authors, ...
IQSSdevtools' init_iqss_package
makes it easy build the best practices into your package from the very beginning of its development.
That being said, you will need a reasonably good handle on three sets of tools to be able to fully implement the best practices:
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