Demystifying . . . (dots): R package dev fundamentals

Dots (. . .) underpin so much of what we do in R. They are what make packages in the the tidyverse such as dplyr so flexible! Any R package developer worth their salt must know how to use them effectively. This video discusses what dots are, how to capture them, and how to make your functions better by using the ellipsis R package. Please! Like, comment, and subscribe :) it'll help me keep making more videos. Resources: Slides: https://josiahparry.github.io/youtube-tutorials/dots/slides.html Slides source code: https://github.com/JosiahParry/youtube-tutorials/blob/main/dots/slides.qmd Advanced R by Hadley Wickham: https://adv-r.hadley.nz/functions.html#fun-dot-dot-dot rlang dynamic dots: https://rlang.r-lib.org/reference/dyn-dots.html ellipsis package: https://ellipsis.r-lib.org/ 00:00 - intro 01:35 - what dots do 02:50 - example 04:45 - capture 05:20 - real world example 06:30 - dots helpers 08:30 - warning!! 08:51 - ellipsis package 09:35 - outro Explosion Image by brgfx on Freepik