What? People would fund me and mentor me building my own R package?
My first time hearing about rOpenSci was, interestingly, at a bird conference. At an ornithological conference in 2023, I was chatting with my bird friend / colleague Steffi LaZerte, who highly recommended that I apply for the rOpenSci Champions program given my strong interest in developing R packages. I mentioned my concerns and hesitation about whether I am “qualified” to make an R package, which at that time sounded like what professional developers do. …