Contributing to the R Project
summary
R core numbers and concrete ways to help: the R codebase is maintained by ~20 core developers with one full‑time contributor and has 600+ open bugs; translations use Weblate, documentation edits go via the GitHub mirror (RSVN) and create patch files, and code changes are developed and rebuilt inside an R Dev container (GitHub Codespaces + VS Code). Test pre‑release snapshots, file minimal reproducible bugs on Bugzilla, join monthly contributor office hours, or fund the ecosystem via R Consortium, R Foundation (institutional from €250) or Open Collective.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Contributing to R matters
- 1:54R sustainability depends on you
- 3:19My R contribution journey
- 4:25Low-barrier ways to contribute
- 6:56Code changes to R
- 8:46Resources for new R contributors
- 9:27Testing R before release
- 10:30Reporting R bugs
- 11:35Joining R working groups
- 12:17Supporting R financially
- 14:26Contribution paths summary
- 15:33Q&A on R version names
