A Blog
Projects, code, and other infrequently posted thoughts
Writing Docs Is Better Than Having Docs
Documentation is great, but the real benefits from writing docs aren't the docs.
Analyzing Logs with AWS Athena
With Athena, I got some answers out of several years of log data in S3 relatively quickly. I also had an opportunity to learn some new tricks.
The S-Curve
In engineering as in life, sometimes the best path forward isn't a straight line.
httptest 3.2.0 Released
This 'httptest' release includes several enhancements suggested by users, particularly around improving the experience in interactive sessions.
Against Technical Debt
'Technical debt' is neither technical nor debt. Discuss.
Turbocharging 'readr'
The 'readr' package is a fast reader for text data files, and with a couple of tricks, we can make it even faster by only reading the parts of the files we care about.
Back to the Future
Maintaining R packages on CRAN sometimes means you have to find creative ways to ensure that your code runs on different platforms and on multiple versions of R---even ones that haven't been released yet.
Integrating 'pkgdown' with Your Personal Website
You don't have to be a web developer to have smooth flow and consistent style across your personal website or blog and your R package websites.
Getting Down with pkgdown
Building a beautiful website for your R package is a great way to improve its documentation, usability, and visibility. 'pkgdown' makes it easy to build your site, particularly if you follow these conventions.