Chapter 5 Summary
Congratulations! You have reached the end of the course. Hopefully, this course has provided you with the knowledge and skills needed to build your own Shiny application, along with a deeper understanding of its core principles, customisation options and practical implementation techniques.
Remember to complete the feedback form (it’s all anonymous) to help us improve your learning journey to coding at DfT.
Not sure where to start? Adapt the dashboards you created in the course and adjust the data to match the dataset(s) you want to use.
Have a look at the Government Analysis Function > Data Visualisation: dashboards to understand what is needed to create a data dashboard for users.
Additionally, review the resources below to learn how to create a GOV.UK-style Shiny application, other features you could include in your dashboard, and how to add data to your dashboard.
GCP to R Playbook - Chapter 4.7
A section on top tips for bringing data from Google Cloud Platform (specifically BigQuery) into a Shiny application in R.
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An e-book designed to take you from knowing nothing about Shiny to being an expert developer who can write large complex apps that are still maintainable and performant.
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An R package that provides custom features for styling Shiny apps using the GOV.UK design system.
Coding and Reproducible Analytical Network Microsoft Teams (MS) Channel
Join our internal MS channel where you can find information about upcoming training courses; coffee and coding talks, and share tips, materials and advice on anything coding related. We also have R-specific sub-channels within the MS channel, including “R Shiny”