Outstanding User Interfaces with David Granjon

Episode 20 of the Shiny Developer series is here! As someone who has authored many production grade Shiny applications, I have come to realize that sophisticated backend functionality is not the only area one needs to address, it is also the end-user experience and how the application is presented. I am thrilled to welcome back David Granjon to the Shiny Developer Series to discuss the journey and key topics addressed in his brand-new textbook Outstanding User Interfaces with Shiny! Plus David leads us through a comprehensive demonstration of amazing new capabilities of the awesome bs4Dash package, part of the RinteRface project. I hope you enjoy this episode!

Resources mentioned in the episode

• Outstanding User Interfaces with Shiny (online)
• {bs4Dash}: Bootstrap 4 shinydashboard using AdminLTE3

Episode Timestamps

0:00 Episode Introduction

3:47 What's new in RinteRface

4:43 Demo of {bs4Dash}

24:09 David's new book: Outstanding User Interfaces with Shiny

38:15 Creating custom dashboard templates

43:53 Moving away from renderUI using custom handlers, and why you should manage content with handlers

46:50 Shiny UI advice, tips for balancing UX with backend performance of the app

54:40 Episode wrapup