class: center, middle, inverse, title-slide # I♥R ## Finding your R ### Elena Dudukina ### 2021-06-16 --- class: class: inverse, hide-logo, center, middle background-image: url(dilyara-garifullina-AUVRWz03b2Q-unsplash.jpeg) background-size: cover # Let's be in touch <a href="mailto:evpatora@gmail.com"><i class="fa fa-paper-plane fa-fw"></i> evpatora@gmail.com</a><br> <a href="https://elenadudukina.com"><i class="fa fa-link fa-fw"></i> elenadudukina.com</a><br> <a href="http://twitter.com/evpatora"><i class="fa fa-twitter fa-fw"></i> Twitter @evpatora</a><br> <a href="http://github.com/evpatora"><i class="fa fa-github fa-fw"></i> github/evpatora</a><br> --- # Conflict of interests - It is one the simplest and the hardest presentations I’ve ever made  --- The aims of this presentation - Being open -- - Having fun -- - Sharing how R became not only a part of my skill set, but also a favorite hobby -- - Using plenty of cool gifs  --- # Using R: exhibit A .pull-left[ - At times a source of frustration and near desperation, impostor syndrome, and being inferior to advanced users  ] .pull-right[ <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I gave up with tidyverse! I had a hard time (and still have) learning base R! <br>I am tired to learn a new language each time (I started with SAS, then SPSS, then STATA, and now R....)</p>— Dr. Sophie Pilleron (@SPilleron) <a href="https://twitter.com/SPilleron/status/1402956692833378304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 10, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> ] --- # Using R: exhibit B .pull-left[ - A source of creativity, fun, personal and professional development - Meeting new people - Feeling as being part of an international diverse community  ] .pull-right[ <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-theme="dark"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Join: learned (and hated) SAS in college as stats major. Thought code wasn’t for me. Eventually decided I wanted to learn to code for my job, and R was a natural fit.<br><br>Participate + stay: 100% the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/rstats?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#rstats</a> community and tidyverse for constant innovation and making things easier!</p>— Caitlin Hudon 👩💻 (@beeonaposy) <a href="https://twitter.com/beeonaposy/status/1227747356629749761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> ] --- <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-theme="dark"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I joined bc I got a job using Shiny. Until I started working I didn't know <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/rstats?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#rstats</a> twitter existed.<br><br>I stay bc:<br>- I'm constantly learning new things from <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/rstats?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#rstats</a> twitter<br>- <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RLadies?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RLadies</a><br>- I relate to the R community the most, we're all data people<br>- people are open</p>— Rosie A (@rosieabe) <a href="https://twitter.com/rosieabe/status/1227703099210465282?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> --- # It's all about community - My slides style are from [this demo](https://alison.rbind.io/project/rladies-xaringan/) - How to add gifs to the slides from [this blog post](https://blogdown-demo.rbind.io/2018/01/31/gif-animations/)  --- # Finding your R spot .pull-left[ - There's no good or bad solution. There's one that works best for you  ] .pull-right[ <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Good morning, anyone have any thoughts on R base or tidyverse? I mean, they are literally the same thing</p>— Ashley Holub, PhD (@ashtroid22) <a href="https://twitter.com/ashtroid22/status/1402948259891625988?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 10, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I find myself having to learn more and more data.table these days.</p>— Seth Edmunds (@seth_edmunds) <a href="https://twitter.com/seth_edmunds/status/1402951583034445826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 10, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> ] --- # My personal jouRney - Self-taught - Woke up on one day during my last year of MSc degree and decided to use R for all data management and analyses - Months of moderate to severe frustration  --- class: class: hide-logo .pull-left[ - Decided to fully commit to one thing: tidyverse - Nice progress after stating the PhD - Data manipulations with millions of records - Own internal package for data manipulation and analysis - Personal website - Blog ] .pull-right[  ] --- # Favourite tools & packages .pull-left[ - R Markdown - xaringan - {purrr}  ] .pull-right[ - {{ `curly-curly` - {tidymodels} - {ggplot2}  ] --- # Place to belong - Feeling like having a community - ♥ R Ladies LA ♥ - Advanced R  --- - So much more to learn  --- class: class: inverse, hide-logo, center, middle background-image: url(anas-alshanti-feXpdV001o4-unsplash.jpeg) background-size: cover # Q & A