Configured R environment in Visual Studio Code

• Day: 2023-04-16
• Time: 22:55 to 23:20
• Project: Dev
• Workspace: WP 2: Operational
• Status: Completed
• Priority: MEDIUM
• Assignee: Matías Nehuen Iglesias
• Tags: R, Vs Code, Configuration, Data Wrangling, R Markdown

Description

Session Goal

The primary goal of this session was to configure the R programming environment within Visual Studio Code, enabling efficient data manipulation and notebook creation using R and R Markdown.

Key Activities

• Data Wrangling with Tidyverse: Implemented an R script for data wrangling using the tidyverse package, focusing on reading CSV files, extracting variable roots with regex, and selecting relevant columns.
• R Notebooks in VS Code: Created and ran R notebooks using Visual Studio Code, including the installation of the R extension and exporting notebooks as HTML.
• Configuring R Path: Resolved configuration errors by specifying the R executable path in the settings.json file of VS Code.
• R Installation: Installed R for Visual Studio Code, ensuring the correct configuration of the R executable path.
• R Markdown Usage: Installed and utilized the R Markdown extension in VS Code for creating R notebooks.
• Troubleshooting: Addressed issues with Rmd file display in VS Code by verifying extension installations and configuring language modes.

Achievements

• Successfully configured the R environment in Visual Studio Code, enabling seamless R programming and notebook creation.
• Resolved configuration and installation issues related to R and R Markdown in VS Code.

Pending Tasks

• Further exploration of advanced data manipulation techniques with tidyverse.
• Continuous monitoring of the R environment setup for any emerging issues.

Evidence

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