[jsmith99]

I wouldn’t want to deploy a Shjny app externally (although loads of people seem to do so with no problems) but for internal tools it’s incredible. You can make reactive dashboards and analysis tools with no plumbing - just refer to an input when specifying your charts/outputs and they will be automatically plumbed and update automatically.

[Gethsemane]

I agree that it's perhaps not the most robust choice, but at least for my field (bioinformatics) it's a good balance between accessibility and performance. That being said, in most cases when I come across a paper >1 year old presenting the latest-and-greatest Shiny web app, it is wholey broken when I try to use it :|

[malshe]

Is it because they stopped paying for Shinyapps.io? Or they exhausted the free usage monthly quota. In my experience these are the common reasons. If they did not update the app, there is no reason for it stop working. I have apps running fine and they were created 3-4 years ago.

[egecant]

I agree; It’s excellent for rapid prototyping, as its easy to learn/develop and time to deployment is incredibly fast, especially with Posit Connect. However, it’s not ideal for handling hundreds of concurrent users.

[ekianjo]

yeah works well enough for a small pool of users