module 1 suggestions

[EllaKaye]

Copying from @jtr13 comments on Slack:

• I found the script vs. package slide confusing because the distinction should really be between writing functions outside of a package or bundling them into a package. Either way you're going to have a data analysis script. Even if that distinction is made some of the comparisons don't make a lot of sense, such as .R vs DESCRIPTION file
• For MacOS, I'm pretty sure you don't need to register as an Apple developer. Also, I would recommend not installing all of Xcode.
• I'm pretty sure that it's not necessary anymore to set the default branch to main.
• I tried demo-ing devtools::install() and then loading the package in another project and it failed because we haven't covered any documentation yet and thus the function(s) are not recognized as exports.
  • EK note: this can be quite a nice hook into saying that we'd learn why in the next session on documentation!

[jtr13]

RE: EK note -- good point!