Shiny is an R package that makes it easy to build interactive web apps straight from R. You can host standalone apps on a webpage or embed them in R Markdown documents or build dashboards. You can also extend your Shiny apps with CSS themes, htmlwidgets, and JavaScript actions.
Why Shiny?
- Easy to learn, easy to use.
- The development time is minimized.
- Excellent tool for data visualization.
- Have very strong backing: the R language
- Fun & Cool.
A Shiny app usually contains two parts:
- UI: controls the outlook of the web page
- Server: (a live R session) controls the logic
How does Shiny app work?
The “Server” keeps monitoring the UI. Whenever there is a change in the UI, the “Server” will follow some instructions (run some R code) accordingly and update the UI’s display.
For more information
Please visit Shiny from R Studio