If I was being presumptuous, I would assume that the R programming language is primarily used for scripting tasks, especially in the field of Public Health. The R language is definitely capable of more complex tasks but, in terms of day-to-day use, creating scripts is most commonplace. Part of this is because R excels in this area, making it very easy for data analysts and epidemiologists to create reports quickly without the requirement to deeply understand software engineering principles and concepts.
After working with R both professionally and through hobby projects I have accumulated an assortment of coding ‘odds-and-ends’, snippets that I have found useful enough to collate and document. {farrago} is an R package serving as a personal collection of tools to assist with data workflows and analysis, with a focus on health surveillance and epidemiological data; however, it may have utility to other audiences as well.