inheritance-upgrading-legacy-project-making.md

talk_id	talk_slug	talk_type	talk_tags	session_slug	talk_title	talk_title_short	talk_materials_url	speakers
22094	inheritance-upgrading-legacy-project-making	regular	process story	makeovers	Inheritance – upgrading a legacy project and making it your own	Inheritance – upgrading a legacy project and making it your own		name affiliation url username photo bio Liz Roten Metropolitan Council webpage twitter github linkedin affiliation https://lizroten.com https://twitter.com/LizRoten https://github.com/eroten https://www.linkedin.com/in/eroten https://metrocouncil.org liz_roten /assets/img/2022Conf/_talks/22094_liz-roten.jpg Liz Roten is a data scientist and cartographer in St. Paul, Minnesota.

It happens to us all - a request to update a workflow or data started before your time. The materials left behind leave much to be desired; a few Word docs here, a couple Excel workbooks there, some scattered ArcGIS maps, and PDFs. But fear not! In this talk, we will cover how to complete a project intake by evaluating current workflows, data sources, and methods. Then, we will assess which tools to use, including packages like {groundhog}, {testthat}, and {rmarkdown} and version control with GitHub. We will cover code and file hygiene, and how to maintain your motivation when obstacles appear. Finally, we will explore strategies for making this legacy project your own and setting up the next round of updates for success.