comparing-package-versions-diffify.md

talk_id	talk_slug	talk_type	talk_tags	session_slug	talk_title	talk_title_short	talk_materials_url	speakers
22196	comparing-package-versions-diffify	lightning	career-development programming shiny	lightning-talks	Comparing package versions with Diffify	Comparing package versions with Diffify		name affiliation url username photo bio Colin Gillespie Jumping Rivers webpage twitter github linkedin affiliation https://twitter.com/csgillespie https://github.com/csgillespie/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-gillespie-25028332/ https://jumpingrivers.com/ colinjumpingrivers.com /assets/img/2022Conf/_talks/22196_colin-gillespie.jpg Colin has been using R since 1999. He's the author of a number of R packages, the co-founder of Jumping Rivers and has published the book Efficient R Programming with O'Reilly.

Even when we run the simplest of R scripts, we are using dozens of R packages. We use packages for data cleaning, writing reports, graphics and modelling. One of the strengths of R, is the depth of packages.

Unfortunately, packages change and break our code. Not all R packages have NEWS file, and even those that do, it might not be complete.

The diffify service aims to make comparing between package versions easier. For example, is there a new Import? Or perhaps a package has been removed from Suggests? Maybe the arguments of a function have changed? Or a function is no longer exported. Diffify can help.

NB: We have completed the back-end infrastructure, and are currently working on the front-end. Expected launch: ~May 1st