risks of using setwd() in a script?

Question

I\'ve heard it said that it is bad practice to use setwd() in a script.

• What are the risks/dangers associated with it?
• What are bett

Answer 1

Toward the better alternatives question:

I mainly use R for individual projects (meaning I'm the primary analyst). However, we do use these in projects which sometimes need to be shared with others.

RStudio - Projects

I have found RStudio's Projects functionality goes a long way to keeping your files organized. If other users also adopt RStudio, they will have the nice feeling of being able to open a single file ("*.Rproj") and have the project load in the same state you last saved it to.

ProjectTemplate

On top of this, I've found a new tool, ProjectTemplate that goes a step further! The technique the author developed is used to provide structure to what you are doing. Please go over to the website for more detail.