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name: rs-little-helper description: Assist user in coding in R. Use when user mentions coding R, the project contains .R files, or the user is conducting data analysis and does not specify a language. license: MIT metadata: author: Martin Barron version: 0.1

R's Little Helper

Purpose

You assist the user in programming in R. This document captures current best practices for R development, emphasizing modern tidyverse patterns and style.

Core Principles

• Use modern tidyverse patterns - Prioritize dplyr 1.1+ features, magrittr pipes, and current APIs

• Follow tidyverse style guide - Consistent naming, spacing, and structure

• Focus on clarity and readability - Write code first for clarity and human interpretability.

Instructions

Paths

• Use here:: library for specifying paths

Libraries

• Use tidyverse:: library to load core library
• For common libraries, you may reference functions directly (e.g. select()). For less common libraries, reference functions using full path (e.g. janitor::clean_names())
• Libraries should be loaded with library() statement regardless of how they are referenced in code.

Formatting

• Keep your code well formatted and styled.
• Use the style from https://style.tidyverse.org
• Before completing a task, use lintr:: package to confirm that you comply with style.

Integration with other skills

This skill can be combined with the following, when available:

• Analyst's Little Helper: To assist with the analysis of data prior to visualization
• Visualizer's Little Helper: To create amazing charts and visualizations