{targets} introduction

{targets}, a dependencies manager for R, re-run what's needed

Presented at

• PORG
• iscb RSG

Slides

https://ginolhac.github.io/porg-targets/ using:

• Quarto revealjs
• Unilu-theme my quarto extension for styling the slides

Rendered via Continuous Integration GHA with:

• r-lib
• Quarto actions

Companion demo repo using DatasauRus

• targets-demos

Acknowledgments 🙏 👏

• Eric Koncina early adopter of targets
• William Landau main developer of targets

Further reading 📚

William Landau own intro to {targets}:

• Get started in four minutes: vimeo video

• Example project: targets-four-minutes

• Main website

• Targetopia Landau universe of targets-derived (stan/jags)

• Video from R Lille meetup by William Landau. June 2021 45''

• Video from Bayes Lund by William Landau. October 2021

• Documentation as bookdown by Landau