Ripples of Change with R- It's more than just coding
summary
CIHI moves a SAS-centered team to R over two years by shipping practical fixes (a memory-saving R script for large healthcare extracts), creating a company-wide R community using RStudio/Posit, GitLab and Stack Overflow, and running biweekly peer-learning hours plus three hours blocked every Friday for 18 months to build muscle memory. The approach centers on three principles — start with purpose, collaborate not compete, and learn by doing — and results in shared code, less frustration, and a successful transition.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Ripples of change with R
- 1:05Proprietary to R transition
- 3:54Purpose for R adoption
- 7:32Open source mindset shift
- 9:02Collaborate in R projects
- 11:57Company-wide R community
- 13:23Learning by doing in R
- 16:35Time for R learning
- 18:04R transition principles
- 19:10Call to action
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