Out of Date Packages
R packages are constantly updated. Updates contain new features and bug fixes. The old.packages()
function returns a data frame, where each row indicates a newer version is available.
This exercise is part of the course
Defensive R Programming
Exercise instructions
- Create a data frame of the packages where a newer version is available, and assign it to the object
old
. - How many packages need to be updated? Store this value to
no_of_old_pkgs
.
Hands-on interactive exercise
Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.
# Create a data frame of the packages where a newer version is available
old <- ___
# Find how many packages need to be updated
no_of_old_pkgs <- ___