The Past and Future of Shiny

To celebrate Shiny’s 10th anniversary, let’s talk about how we started and where we’re going.
Author

Joe Cheng

Published

December 15, 2022

Joe Cheng speaking at RStudio’s conference in 2022

Shiny is a package that makes it easy to create interactive web apps using R and Python. It’s hard to believe, but this past summer Shiny turned 10! At rstudio::conf 2022, I shared some stories about its creation, the conditions that have made it a success over the years, and our plans for the near future.