R Programming By Example

Summary

In this chapter, we discussed the benefits of automating tasks as well as content creation. We showed how to integrate automation pipelines for content creation, how to write R Markdown documents, which provide dynamic content, and how to use these documents to produce documents and presentations that look nice and are efficient. We showed how to integrate various R resources to create content that can be updated automatically.

In case you want to develop documents that are more technical or lengthy, the bookdown package may be a good option for you. Its purpose is to make the creation of lengthy documents, such as books, easier using R Markdown. As a matter of fact, this book was written using bookdown, and the process was a really ...