I hate to say it but...

#Shiny is giving tableau a run for it's money.

Here's why...

#rstats
Tableau is a great tool. For descriptive analysis...

...but it's terrible at predictive analysis.

Enter Shiny.
Shiny's big con is that it takes forever to build an app.

You still need to know HTML & CSS to make it look good.

UNTIL NOW.
The Shiny UI Editor is a new drag-and-drop front-end builder that takes the pain away of designing apps.

That's great news for data scientists that want to SHINE in their careers! (no pun intended)
But there are still a few mistakes that I want to help you avoid...

I ran into some issues getting the UI editor to link up to the R server code, which is why I want to help.
To get you up to speed on Shiny UI Editor, I'm hosting a LIVE + FREE WORKSHOP on Shiny Apps.

You'll learn...
1. The fastest way to build shiny apps

I'll show off the new shiny ui editor and some tricks that will have your app front-end done in minutes...
2. What Mistakes To Avoid

I ran into some snags, especially connecting the UI to my R server backend.

Silly stuff really, but it would have saved me an hour of debugging.
3. Simple tweaks to adjust your shiny app theme

Make the appearance of your shiny app match ANY COMPANY theme.
What's Your Next Step?

Register for my FREE SHINY APPS WORKSHOP.

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shiny.rstudio.com
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