devSJR :python: :rstats:<p>Starting with <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RMarkdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RMarkdown</span></a> is a great way to introduce students to the world of <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/rstats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rstats</span></a>. It's not just about teaching programming skills, but also about explaining other technologies like <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LaTeX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaTeX</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/YAML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YAML</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Rnw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rnw</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/markdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>markdown</span></a> & <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Rscript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rscript</span></a>! 💻 And I'm convinced that we should focus on building a small solid foundation (<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/smallR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smallR</span></a> 🙂 ). Think of base R (aggregate, subset, …), <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/rdatatable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rdatatable</span></a> and graphics (<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/tinyplot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tinyplot</span></a>) instead of diving straight into popular packages like <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/tidyverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tidyverse</span></a>. Let's keep it simple! Who's with me?</p>