3 IDEs

 

IDEs (Integrated Development Environments) are what most of us use to read, write, and run code. They provide affordances and additional features to make tasks related to this easier. One of these things is integrating Git workflows into the software.

RStudio (the most commonly used R IDE) comes with some useful Git integration in the form of buttons and windows with details about the Git workflow. While some advanced Git features still require the command line, RStudio has a nice interface for many common Git operations. As such, this guide and the supporting workshops focus on utilising this interface for learning and utilising Git. It’s important to note that the use of RStudio Projects is necessary for this to work.