Open joachim-gassen opened 5 years ago
Dear all, I wanted to let you know that I extended our development enviornment for the first assignment by the packages "gganimate" and "gifski" that helped me to create my GIF.
These links gave me a first idea how to use the packages:
I will try to create a pull request to updates the Dockerfile, but in case I will not succeed, you have the information here :) Best wishes from Toulouse! Simone
Thanks Simon for sharing the info!
I have also added two R packages: wbstats (for extracting data from world bank database) and magick (for making gif) to the original dockerfile.
The reference websites are:
I will make a pull request incorporating these two packages in our dockerfile soon.
Dear All,
I used the "WBI" package for access to the worldbank data but have not managed to commit it.
Somehow my repo in github isnt synced but my sposm file on my computer is. I used the instructions on how to keep the forked repo in sync. Therefore I am not sure if and how I can make a pull request to update the docker file.
Hi Paul, Do you mean the "WDI" package by any chance (also first result when searching for WBI package on Google)? Further, R throws out an error, when trying to install WBI. If WDI was meant it will be listed in case my pull request goes through.
OK. Like announced. See your work of arts:
@joachim-gassen You wrote you'd like to get some feedback on the GIFs. I like most the one that's titled 'GDP income OECD vs Africa' because for me it effectively communicates the matter. I also gave feedback by posting two emojis to that GIF. Whoever that was, well done (at least from my PoV)! :-)
@joachim-gassen Just wanted to make sure that you have finished uploading all of our works?
Uuups.... Sorry
I like the U.S. v.s. China trade balance gif most. Besides that the message transmitted by the gif is simple, clear and powerful, it also relates to the current hotspot issue of U.S. — China trade war. I also posted a like emoji on that gif. Good job!
p.s. Thanks @joachim-gassen for providing valuable feedback suggestions on improving our gifs.
Dear all:
This is the thread of our first assignment. As discussed in class yesterday, I want you to do the following:
Provide code that produces a GIF documenting something interesting based on World Bank data. Communicating the increasing income gap between Africa and the rest of the world is an option but you can also choose a different topic.
An example (not based on World Bank data) https://twitter.com/DLeonhardt/status/1181004566088814594
Data:
worldbank
dataset fromExPanDaR
package or https://data.worldbank.orgYour solution has to contain code and documentation so that it can be reproduced in our development environment. Data should not be included but the code should pull it from publicly available resources.
Deadline for submission: Monday, Oct 28, 9am. Please only commit locally prior to the deadline (maybe in a separate branch?) and submit by email.
After the deadline, feel free to push your code to your remote fork for everybody to enjoy.
This thread should be used to discuss topics related to this assignment. In particular, please indicate here when you need extensions in the development environment (e.g., by installing new packages). Ideally, you can do so by also generating a pull request that updates the Dockerfile. This way we can maintain a common development environment and the others can benefit from your ideas.
Have fun! Joachim