Before jsDelivr, accessing a niche R package’s data from a web app meant manually downloading, converting, and hosting the files yourself. Now, you can hotlink directly to the authoritative source. The benefits:
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You can append any file from the package’s data-csv/ folder. Before jsDelivr, accessing a niche R package’s data
And let jsDelivr do the heavy lifting.
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Created by , this database is widely considered one of the most comprehensive open-source resources for football analytics.