The R Consortium has opened a call for proposals seeking projects that improve the technical or social infrastructure of the R ecosystem.
For a long time now I’ve wanted to make some upgrades to the Big Book of R which will enhance it’s usability, stability and enhance the discovery of books most relevant to people’s needs.
For these upgrades I’ll need to hire assistance and I want to apply for this grant to cover their fees.
As part of my submission, I would like to show that I have community support and endorsement for this upgrade. I’ll provide some detail of what the upgrade will entail.
If you think this upgrade will be a positive contribution to the social infrastructure of the R ecosystem, please complete this short form.
I might use selected quotes as part of the proposal submission, and I might post all messages of support publicly.
Plans for the upgrade
Migrate the dataset from Google sheets backend to a proper relational database. This will make the data more stable, less prone to error and opens up future opportunities for API development.
If you think this upgrade will be a positive contribution to the social infrastructure of the R ecosystem, please complete this short form.
I might use selected quotes as part of the proposal submission, and I might post all messages of support publicly.
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