Alex Gold

You use auth constantly -- to log into your computer, access Instagram, and pull data into R. But unless you've been forced to, you've probably never thought about how that auth works or the concerns your organization might have about auth. In this talk, you'll learn about how different auth technol

Good logging practice makes the software development parts of Data Science easier and more fun. Learn about how to add logging to your apps, projects, and reports.

It’s all too easy to write an app or report or add an update and suddenly, cold bead of sweat running down your back, realize everything is broken. In this talk you’ll learn how to think about avoiding this moment with good R promotion practices. You’ll learn about a general framework for code promo

Some people get to write YORO (You Only Run Once) code, not really worrying about whether it’ll run again. You probably aren’t one of them. More likely, you have to be ready to re-run analyses months or years later. That’s a tall order given the constant changes to the R language and package ecosys

For #rstats enthusiasts working in or with the public sector, it can be hard to promote the spread of R across your organization. Based on his experience working at think tanks, in federal consulting, and with a wide variety of organizations at RStudio, Alex will share patterns for treating an R pac