Pre-workshop assignment: Uploading a coding project to GitHub

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Activating Git in RStudio

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Initializing version control in RStudio Project

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The Git tab in an RStudio Project

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Initializing version control in Visual Studio Code

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Staging files in Visual Studio Code

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Staged files in Visual Studio Code

Software dependencies

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An image showing blocks (=codes) depending on each other for stability
From xkcd - dependency. Another image that might be familiar to some of you working with Python can be found on xkcd - superfund.

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Cooking recipe in an unfamiliar language
Cooking recipe in an unfamiliar language [Midjourney, CC-BY-NC 4.0]

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Kitchen with few open cooking books
When we create recipes, we often use tools created by others (libraries) [Midjourney, CC-BY-NC 4.0]

Document your research software

Coding conventions and modular coding

Further improvements to your project

Reusability check