Ben Matheson

Supercharge your work with Github Actions for R

Regular talk, 11:20 AM - 12:20 PM

Learn how to use Github Actions with R to automate your work, scrape the web, build powerful reports, and so much more. This talk will explore the spectrum of use cases, the structure of an action, how to securely use credentials, and techniques to test and deploy your action. After this talk, R users will be prepared to create and launch their first action quickly with a scheduled Github Action.



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Anchorage, AK, USA
Ben Matheson is the Data Analyst for the Anchorage Innovation Team inside the city government of Anchorage, Alaska. He works with departments to improve the lives of city residents and help people do their best work. He loves to builds websites and visualizations to bring complex topics to life. At the start of his career, worked as a public radio reporter across rural Alaska. benmatheson.com