Although R programming has been a part of research since its origins in the 1990s, few studies address scientific software development from a Software Engineering (SE) perspective. The past few years have seen unparalleled growth in the R community, and it is time to push the boundaries of SE research and R programming forwards. This paper discusses relevant studies that close this gap Additionally, it proposes a set of good practices derived from those findings aiming to act as a call-to-arms for both the R and RSE (Research SE) community to explore specific, interdisciplinary paths of research.
genthat, roxygen2, pkgdown, covr, testthat, tidyverse
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Vidoni, "Software Engineering and R Programming: A Call for Research", The R Journal, 2021
BibTeX citation
@article{RJ-2021-108,
author = {Vidoni, Melina},
title = {Software Engineering and R Programming: A Call for Research},
journal = {The R Journal},
year = {2021},
note = {https://doi.org/10.32614/RJ-2021-108},
doi = {10.32614/RJ-2021-108},
volume = {13},
issue = {2},
issn = {2073-4859},
pages = {6-14}
}