5 - Good Programming

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Good Programming Practices and Reproducible Research are worth YOUR time. They will save YOUR bacan. This is worth the read!!

https://www.stat.ubc.ca/~jenny/STAT545A/block19_codeFormattingOrganization.html

I could end here and be done. This says it all.

The only thing I want to emphasize is file organization. You will develop your own preferences, but it is a good habit to get into early. Here is one I have seen multiple times:

As expanded on here: https://www.ecologygrad.com/blog/basic-guide-to-organizing-data-projects-in-r-for-ecologists