Lessons from Submitting an R Package to CRAN

Note: ratlas was recently archived on CRAN due to a dependency being removed. We’re actively working to get it back, but these submission lessons still apply! Submitting ratlas to CRAN was one of those experiences that makes you a better R developer. There’s a lot of back-and-forth, and each round of feedback teaches you something new about writing clean, considerate package code. Here are the lessons that stuck with me.