R for the Rest of Us Podcast Episode 28: Nick Tierney

Our latest R for the Rest of Us podcast episode features Nick Tierney—a statistician, R developer, and consultant whose career journey spans academic research, software engineering, and more.

In this episode, we talk about Nick’s journey with R, his influential blog Credibly Curious, and how he built {naniar}—an R package designed to make working with missing data easier.

Nick also discusses:

• Why writing tests for R packages is essential (and easier than you might think)

• His philosophy on frustration-driven development

• The unexpected ways testing improves code quality and communication

• How mentoring and consulting lets him recreate the supportive learning environment that helped launch his own R journey

Important resources mentioned:

• {naniar} package

• The R Book by Michael Crawley

• R Packages by Hadley Wickham and Jenny Bryan

Connect with Nick on Bluesky and GitHub

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