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This post has been cross-posted on the Epiverse-TRACE blog. In a previous post, we discussed a package dependency that goes slightly beyond the normal R package ecosystem dependency: R itself. Today, we step even further and discuss dependencies outside of R: system dependencies. This happens when packages rely on external software, such as how R packages integrating CUDA GPU computation in R require the CUDA library. In particular, we are going to talk about system dependencies in the context of automated testing: is there anything extra to do when setting continuous integration for your package with system dependencies?

How to add credential parameters to your PowerShell scripts, functions, and cmdlets.

This guide shows startups and small businesses how to build a tech stack that will work for them, including infrastructure and database considerations.

There are a number of different ways to configure your shell. In this chapter we'll take a look at the different configuration files for the shell and how they work, and how you can change your shell configuration with options.

Introduction A shell initialization file is a shell script that runs automatically each time the shell executes. The initialization file sets up the “work environment” and “custom…

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I recently created a PowerShell script module that defines classes and enums. Everything worked fine locally, but broke when I tested the module on a build server. This was odd, as the module did not have any dependencies.

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This guide walks you through the steps to deploy a Flask application to a production environment running on a Linode.

How to optimize and speed up your PowerShell scripts. My best practices, tips and tricks working with PowerShell.

Here's how I quickly built a PowerShell module using the commands I want to build the new module around with a PowerShell script.

I've released a new version of Get-TypeMember that makes it easier to identify object properties that are enumerations.

Here's another way you might quickly build out a PowerShell module structure complete with subfolders and items like readme and license files.

Looking to create a great looking map or perform analysis on geospatial data? Look no further than these open source desktop GIS tools.

What is Microsoft's take on Office Scripts vs VBA in 2022. Will Office Scripts replace Visual Basic for Applications Macros?

Run C# scripts, create custom functions, and automate workbooks with C#. QueryStorm is a C# IDE and runtime in Excel that fully replaces VBA.

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Our founder Nicholas Yeo and Actuarial Analysts Debbie Min Jyeh Ooi and Nadia Suharto presented "Developing Actuarial Applications using R Shiny" at the event…

If I didn’t have a weekly review process I simply wouldn’t make consistent progress towards my goals.

Database Unit Testing for SQL Server

One of the reasons I was looking forward to updating to Windows 10 2004 was to have access to the Windows Sandbox feature. I think I tinkered with a pre-release version and was intrigued. I normally have a set of Hyper-V virtual machines that I can test with, but I’m always looking for something new...

Atlantis: Terraform Pull Request Automation

Large applications are often a mix of code your team has written and third-party applications your team needs to manage. These third-party applications could be things like AWS or Docker. In my team’s case, it’s Twilio TaskRouter. The configuration of these services may not...