I definitely read the task views and advise others to do so. I don't know how representative my little corner of the world is, though.
I have an embryonic task view on mixed models at https://github.com/bbolker/mixedmodels-misc/blob/master/MixedModels.ctv but the perfect is the enemy of the good ... On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 9:56 AM, J C Nash <profjcn...@gmail.com> wrote: > We'd be more than happy to have you contribute directly. The goal is not > just an > information session, but to get some movement to ways to make the package > collection(s) > easier to use effectively. Note to selves: "effectively" is important -- we > could make > things easy by only recommending a few packages. > > Best, JN > > > On 2017-02-10 09:29 AM, Michael Dewey wrote: >> >> Dear all >> >> That seems an interesting session. I am the maintainer of one of the CRAN >> Task Views (MetaAnalysis) and will attend >> unless I am successful in the draw for Wimbledon tickets. >> >> Just in case I strike lucky one question I would have raised from the >> floor if I were there would have been "Does anyone >> read the Task Views?". Since I started mine I have received only a couple >> of suggestions for additions including a very >> abrupt one about a package which had been included for months but whose >> author clearly did not read before writing. So I >> would ask whether we need to focus much energy on the Task Views. >> >> So, maybe see you there, maybe not. >> >> >> On 16/01/2017 14:57, ProfJCNash wrote: >>> >>> Navigating the Jungle of R Packages >>> >>> The R ecosystem has many packages in various collections, >>> especially CRAN, Bioconductor, and GitHub. While this >>> richness of choice speaks to the popularity and >>> importance of R, the large number of contributed packages >>> makes it difficult for users to find appropriate tools for >>> their work. >>> >>> A session on this subject has been approved for UseR! in >>> Brussels. The tentative structure is three short >>> introductory presentations, followed by discussion or >>> planning work to improve the tools available to help >>> users find the best R package and function for their needs. >>> >>> The currently proposed topics are >>> >>> - wrapper packages that allow diverse tools that perform >>> similar functions to be accessed by unified calls >>> >>> - collaborative mechanisms to create and update Task Views >>> >>> - search and sort tools to find packages. >>> >>> At the time of writing we have tentative presenters for >>> the topics, but welcome others. We hope these presentations >>> at useR! 2017 will be part of a larger discussion that will >>> contribute to an increased team effort after the conference >>> to improve the the support for R users in these areas. >>> >>> >>> John Nash, Julia Silge, Spencer Graves >>> >>> ______________________________________________ >>> R-package-devel@r-project.org mailing list >>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-package-devel >>> >> > > ______________________________________________ > R-package-devel@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-package-devel ______________________________________________ R-package-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-package-devel