The sassy system is an integrated set of packages designed to make SAS® Programmers more productive in R. The system leverages familiar concepts and thought patterns to create a more efficient and satisfactory R programming experience.

The system includes one meta-package and four child packages:

• sassy: A meta-package that contains the entire system
• logr: Easily generate log files
• fmtr: Create and reuse data formats
• libr: Define a data library, a data dictionary, and perform a data step
• reporter: A modular reporting system with multiple output file types

The sassy system was conceived and written by David J. Bosak. David is a multi-language application developer with over 20 years of experience as a consultant. He recently left his full-time consulting job to focus on R package development. This sponsorship will help make up for the loss of income and allow him to extend the system.

The sassy system has been published on CRAN less than one year, and already has over 20,000 thousand downloads collectively. This is your opportunity to get in on the ground floor of what is trending to be a very popular set of packages. You can learn more about the sassy system at r-sassy.org.