things discussed at Hacky Hour that could be missing

[MalikaIhle]

is renv enough?
does it provide the source of the package (e.g. if not the CRAN?) -> package cellar was mentioned
does it provide the R version? -> session info was mentioned
does it deal with system dependencies / system library / system requierement for R packages?

is quarto binder enough and resolving the above?
re2docker create a dockerfile - what does quarto to binder does?

[NeuroShepherd]

• renv will capture information from remote sources (e.g. GitHub) that are not the typical CRAN, BioConductor, and RSPM sources
• the currently used R version is captured at the head of the lockfile. However, one needs to use a solution like Docker or rig to actually switch between R versions
• system dependencies are not captured by renv

I think Quarto binder would resolve the R version and R package dependencies issues, but not the system dependencies. E.g. I often have to install openssl and libssl-dev on Linux systems or when writing GitHub Actions workflows because a number of R packages require these.