title : Coding Standards for R

subtitle :

author : Roger D. Peng, Associate Professor of Biostatistics

job : Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

logo : bloomberg_shield.png

framework : io2012 # {io2012, html5slides, shower, dzslides, ...}

highlighter : highlight.js # {highlight.js, prettify, highlight}

hitheme : tomorrow #

url:

lib: ../../libraries

assets: ../../assets

widgets : [mathjax] # {mathjax, quiz, bootstrap}

mode : selfcontained # {standalone, draft}

1. Always use text files / text editor

1. Always use text files / text editor

2. Indent your code

1. Always use text files / text editor

2. Indent your code

3. Limit the width of your code (80 columns?)

* Indenting improves readability

* Fixing line length (80 columns) prevents lots of nesting and very long functions

* Suggested: Indents of 4 spaces at minimum; 8 spaces ideal

1. Always use text files / text editor

2. Indent your code

3. Limit the width of your code (80 columns?)

4. Limit the length of individual functions