Mentioning similar work: datastorr, fst, etc.

[wlandau]

Hi @gfinak,

I am reviewing DataPackageR for ropensci/software-review#230, and I have decided to create separate issues for my comments so we can discuss more easily. Once I have posted all my comments, I will submit my formal review to ropensci/software-review#230, which will cross reference them. I recommend creating a custom label to keep track of these issues.

Anyway, as mentioned in this thread from the 2018 Unconference, @noamross has a slide deck in which he describes existing work on data packaging, such as datastorr and fst. Would you consider adding a section to the README that points to this existing work and emphasizes the strengths of DataPackageR in this landscape?

[gfinak]

@wlandau, happy to do it. Thanks for pointing these out as well, I was not aware of them. I think they can be quite complementary with DataPackageR.

[gfinak]

@wlandau thanks for the review and the suggestions, I look forward to addressing and implementing these changes, I think they'll make the package significantly better.

[wlandau]

Glad this is helpful. Your new "Similar work" section is great.