Setting Up a Dockerized R Development Environment with VScode
This workshop focuses on setting up a dockerized R development environment within VS Code using the Dev Containers extension and Docker. Participants will learn the foundations of Docker, how to run R on Docker, and utilize the Dev Container extension for seamless integration. By the end of the tutorial, attendees will have a fully configured R environment within VS Code, ready for efficient and scalable development.
Main Sections
00:00 Introduction
15:03 Demo
33:40 Reproducibility
42:20 General Architecture
46:19 Docker Setup
01:04:51 CLI Commands & Tools
01:19:14 Docker Run
01:33:40 Running RStudio Inside a Container
01:55:28 The Dockerfile
02:15:48 The Dev Containers
02:48:02 What Could Go Wrong?
02:49:45 Strategies
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