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ESPN West Palm TonightDr. Curtis J. Kephart, an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in Sports Medicine as well as shoulder, elbow, hip and knee injuries joins the show to talk Doctors in Sports and his practice!2025-03-0615 min
Book Delight with Chrissie WrightEp 24 - Favorites - Kids Nonfiction & Grown-Up ReadsIt's here! It's time to share my favorite reads of 2023.In this episode, Chrissie shares her 10 favorite kids nonfiction books and 10 favorite grown-up reads of 2023.FEATURED BOOKS:Kids NonfictionANIMALS IN PANTS by Suzy Levinson, illustrated by Kevin and Kristen HowdeshellBUTT OR FACE? A HILARIOUS GUESSING GAME BOOK FOR KIDS by Kari LaVelleFUNGI GROW by Maria Gianferrari, illustrated by Diana SudykaGOOD BOOKS FOR BAD CHILDREN by Beth Kephart, illustrated by Chloe Bristol READY, SET, RUN!: THE AMAZING NEW YORK CITY MARATHON by Leslie Kimmelman, illustrated by Jessie HartlandSEARCH FOR A GIANT SQUID b...2023-12-1835 min
Shiny Developer SeriesEpisode 23: Tales of Shiny in production with Pedro SilvaOne of the common themes seen throughout the Shiny Developer Series is that effective Shiny development is much more than just getting an application to work! Other important considerations include applying Shiny to high-profile projects, ensuring a production-grade code base, and even building robust tooling to assist with development. I have the pleasure of discussing these with Appsilon software engineer and Shiny frontend developer Pedro da Silva! You will hear Pedro's practical advice on the many developer-friendly packages and tools he uses for production Shiny development, a detailed walkthrough of his (Shiny contest) award-winning Shiny Decisions application, and his recommendations...2022-05-271h 17Shiny Developer SeriesEpisode 28: The transformative effects of Shiny with the coronaSweeper appThe Shiny Developer Series spotlight on the 2021 Shiny Contest continues with episode 28! Eric is joined by statistics lecturer Dr. Kate Saunders to share her unique coronaSweeper Shiny application which merges a well-known mini-game in the Windows world with modelling the spread of COVID19. On the surface it might seem straight-forward, but Kate walks us through her extensive design ideas of the algorithms and user experience of the application frontend. This was a very inspiring conversation that demonstrates the ways Shiny can be transformative to teaching real principles in mathematics, statistics, and beyond!Resources mentioned in the episodecoronaSweeper...2022-05-2751 minShiny Developer SeriesEpisode 29: Playing fair with the FairSplit Shiny AppWhether in a sports pickup game or a different friendly competition, we often strive for balancing the distributions of skills so everyone can have fun. What does this have to do with Shiny? In episode 29, our coverage of the 2021 Shiny contest continues as I am joined by Douglas Mesquita and Luis Gustavo Silve e Silve who created the novel FairSplit Shiny application! Motivated by regular football pickup games, Douglas and Luis developed a novel algorithm to balance the distribution of individuals incorporating multiple traits that eventually wound up into a snazzy Shiny app that easily has something for everyone. This...2022-05-271h 15Shiny Developer SeriesEpisode 25: Colin Fay is back!One of my biggest joys of the Shiny Developer Series is watching the journeys of many innovations in the Shiny ecosystem from the brilliant community of developers and practitioners. It is my great pleasure in episode 25 to welcome back data scientist & software engineer Colin Fay! Picking up from his last appearance almost three years ago, Colin takes us through the journey of authoring the recently-published Engineering Production Shiny and his favorite principles covered in the book. We also discuss the uptake of golem in the R community, his new approaches to starting development of a Shiny app integrating customized HTML...2022-05-271h 13Shiny Developer SeriesEpisode 24: Illustrating the MyPaintings MasterpieceIn episode 24 of the Shiny Developer Series, we kick off a series of episodes that spotlight amazing Shiny applications submitted in the 2021 RStudio Shiny Contest! David Barkemeyer joins Eric to uncover the technical achievements and design philosophy of his myPaintings application, complete with many innovative capabilities that greatly enhance the user experience and backend infrastructure. Throughout the episode, you will hear David's perspectives on effective techniques to manage application state, integration of custom javascript, and much more!Resources mentioned in the episodeDavid on GitHub: https://github.com/DavidBarkemyPaintings - Painting Trading PlatformShiny app: https://mypaintings.davidbarke.comGitHub...2022-05-271h 02Shiny Developer SeriesEpisode 32: Consulting with Shiny Panel DiscussionIn this special live recording of the Shiny Developer Series held at the first-ever Appsilon Shiny Conferenbce, host Eric Nantz welcomed back an all-star panel of Dean Attali, Tanya Cashorali, Pedro Silva, and Mike Thomas to share their unique perspectives on the life of a Shiny application developer in the world of consulting. The panel discussed topics such as their favorite techniques used across production apps, advice for becoming a Shiny consultant, and ways Shiny can integrate seamlessly with other tech stacks.Resources mentioned in the episodeShiny Modules: shiny.rstudio.com/articles/modules.htmlOverview of the {sass...2022-05-2759 minShiny Developer SeriesEpisode 31: The Connecticut COVID-19 Test Spotter App (Part 2)The Shiny Developer Series continues our spotlight on the COVID-19 Test Spotter application created by renowned data scientist and entrepreneur Mike Thomas! In this episode we learn how Mike implemented robust database techniques and logic to manage user-supplied data, navigating the use of multiple mapping APIs, and achieving a practical development-to-production strategy for releasing the application to the public. Plus we have a great discussion on what production means in the space of Shiny development, and much more. Resources mentioned in the episodeCOVID-19 At-Home Test Spotter (App) - ketchbrookanalytics.shinyapps.io/covid_test_spotterCOVID-19 At-Home Test Spotter (C...2022-05-2743 minShiny Developer SeriesEpisode 30: The Connecticut COVID-19 Test Spotter App (Part 1)Episode 30 of the Shiny Developer Series reveals just how the power of open source software can be used to provide meaningful improvement to our daily lives. In the first of a two-part series, chief data scientist Mike Thomas reveals the motivation behind his brilliant COVID-19 test locator Shiny application, empowering a local community in Connecticut to efficiently report and track availability of test kits in a huge time of need. After a tour of the application interface, Mike shares his favorite techniques to bring an efficient user experience and the backend integrations with APIs to bring production-grade features to life.2022-05-2747 minShiny Developer SeriesEpisode 27: Peeling back the curtain of Movie Vue R (Part 2)After a terrific showing of the eye-opening Movie Vue R in episode 26, Kent Russell and Herman Sontrop reveal the fundamental cast of R packages and workflows bringing the app to life. Kent leads us through live demonstrations of his R packages binding to Vue.js, illustrating the seamless way you can link existing HTML widgets to the Vue framework, as well as the mechanics of incorporating Shiny into existing Vue templates to unlock immense potential. Later in the episode we learn revolutionary techniques for adapting the popular crosstalk package to Vue apps, as well as a unique way of tracking...2022-05-271h 28Shiny Developer SeriesEpisode 26: Peeling back the curtain of Movie Vue R (Part 1)What makes a great Shiny app? Anything that helps your users explore and find answers from data. And it helps when your apps is beautiful and fast. It is now easier than ever for Shiny developers to create these beautiful, dynamic, quick-reacting, multipage shiny apps. In this episode of the Shiny Developer Serie -- the first of two parts -- Eric Nantz hosts Herman Sontrop and Kenton Russell as they introduce the tools behind their Movie Vue R Shiny application. They submitted this application to the 2021 Shiny Contest and have shared the code and documentation with the Shiny developer community...2022-05-271h 39Shiny Developer SeriesEpisode 32: Consulting with Shiny Panel DiscussionIn this special live recording of the Shiny Developer Series held at the first-ever Appsilon Shiny Conferenbce, host Eric Nantz welcomed back an all-star panel of Dean Attali, Tanya Cashorali, Pedro Silva, and Mike Thomas to share their unique perspectives on the life of a Shiny application developer in the world of consulting. The panel discussed topics such as their favorite techniques used across production apps, advice for becoming a Shiny consultant, and ways Shiny can integrate seamlessly with other tech stacks.Resources mentioned in the episodeShiny Modules: shiny.rstudio.com/articles/modules.htmlOverview of the {sass...2022-05-2759 minShiny Developer SeriesEpisode 25: Colin Fay is back!One of my biggest joys of the Shiny Developer Series is watching the journeys of many innovations in the Shiny ecosystem from the brilliant community of developers and practitioners. It is my great pleasure in episode 25 to welcome back data scientist & software engineer Colin Fay! Picking up from his last appearance almost three years ago, Colin takes us through the journey of authoring the recently-published Engineering Production Shiny and his favorite principles covered in the book. We also discuss the uptake of golem in the R community, his new approaches to starting development of a Shiny app integrating customized HTML...2022-05-271h 13Shiny Developer SeriesEpisode 27: Peeling back the curtain of Movie Vue R (Part 2)After a terrific showing of the eye-opening Movie Vue R in episode 26, Kent Russell and Herman Sontrop reveal the fundamental cast of R packages and workflows bringing the app to life. Kent leads us through live demonstrations of his R packages binding to Vue.js, illustrating the seamless way you can link existing HTML widgets to the Vue framework, as well as the mechanics of incorporating Shiny into existing Vue templates to unlock immense potential. Later in the episode we learn revolutionary techniques for adapting the popular crosstalk package to Vue apps, as well as a unique way of tracking...2022-05-271h 28Shiny Developer SeriesEpisode 26: Peeling back the curtain of Movie Vue R (Part 1)What makes a great Shiny app? Anything that helps your users explore and find answers from data. And it helps when your apps is beautiful and fast. It is now easier than ever for Shiny developers to create these beautiful, dynamic, quick-reacting, multipage shiny apps. In this episode of the Shiny Developer Serie -- the first of two parts -- Eric Nantz hosts Herman Sontrop and Kenton Russell as they introduce the tools behind their Movie Vue R Shiny application. They submitted this application to the 2021 Shiny Contest and have shared the code and documentation with the Shiny developer community...2022-05-271h 39Shiny Developer SeriesEpisode 23: Tales of Shiny in production with Pedro SilvaOne of the common themes seen throughout the Shiny Developer Series is that effective Shiny development is much more than just getting an application to work! Other important considerations include applying Shiny to high-profile projects, ensuring a production-grade code base, and even building robust tooling to assist with development. I have the pleasure of discussing these with Appsilon software engineer and Shiny frontend developer Pedro da Silva! You will hear Pedro's practical advice on the many developer-friendly packages and tools he uses for production Shiny development, a detailed walkthrough of his (Shiny contest) award-winning Shiny Decisions application, and his recommendations...2022-05-271h 17Shiny Developer SeriesEpisode 30: The Connecticut COVID-19 Test Spotter App (Part 1)Episode 30 of the Shiny Developer Series reveals just how the power of open source software can be used to provide meaningful improvement to our daily lives. In the first of a two-part series, chief data scientist Mike Thomas reveals the motivation behind his brilliant COVID-19 test locator Shiny application, empowering a local community in Connecticut to efficiently report and track availability of test kits in a huge time of need. After a tour of the application interface, Mike shares his favorite techniques to bring an efficient user experience and the backend integrations with APIs to bring production-grade features to life.2022-05-2747 minShiny Developer SeriesEpisode 31: The Connecticut COVID-19 Test Spotter App (Part 2)The Shiny Developer Series continues our spotlight on the COVID-19 Test Spotter application created by renowned data scientist and entrepreneur Mike Thomas! In this episode we learn how Mike implemented robust database techniques and logic to manage user-supplied data, navigating the use of multiple mapping APIs, and achieving a practical development-to-production strategy for releasing the application to the public. Plus we have a great discussion on what production means in the space of Shiny development, and much more. Resources mentioned in the episodeCOVID-19 At-Home Test Spotter (App) - ketchbrookanalytics.shinyapps.io/covid_test_spotterCOVID-19 At-Home Test Spotter (C...2022-05-2743 minShiny Developer SeriesEpisode 28: The transformative effects of Shiny with the coronaSweeper appThe Shiny Developer Series spotlight on the 2021 Shiny Contest continues with episode 28! Eric is joined by statistics lecturer Dr. Kate Saunders to share her unique coronaSweeper Shiny application which merges a well-known mini-game in the Windows world with modelling the spread of COVID19. On the surface it might seem straight-forward, but Kate walks us through her extensive design ideas of the algorithms and user experience of the application frontend. This was a very inspiring conversation that demonstrates the ways Shiny can be transformative to teaching real principles in mathematics, statistics, and beyond!Resources mentioned in the episodecoronaSweeper...2022-05-2751 minShiny Developer SeriesEpisode 24: Illustrating the MyPaintings MasterpieceIn episode 24 of the Shiny Developer Series, we kick off a series of episodes that spotlight amazing Shiny applications submitted in the 2021 RStudio Shiny Contest! David Barkemeyer joins Eric to uncover the technical achievements and design philosophy of his myPaintings application, complete with many innovative capabilities that greatly enhance the user experience and backend infrastructure. Throughout the episode, you will hear David's perspectives on effective techniques to manage application state, integration of custom javascript, and much more!Resources mentioned in the episodeDavid on GitHub: https://github.com/DavidBarkemyPaintings - Painting Trading PlatformShiny app: https://mypaintings.davidbarke.comGitHub...2022-05-271h 02Shiny Developer SeriesEpisode 29: Playing fair with the FairSplit Shiny AppWhether in a sports pickup game or a different friendly competition, we often strive for balancing the distributions of skills so everyone can have fun. What does this have to do with Shiny? In episode 29, our coverage of the 2021 Shiny contest continues as I am joined by Douglas Mesquita and Luis Gustavo Silve e Silve who created the novel FairSplit Shiny application! Motivated by regular football pickup games, Douglas and Luis developed a novel algorithm to balance the distribution of individuals incorporating multiple traits that eventually wound up into a snazzy Shiny app that easily has something for everyone. This...2022-05-271h 15Shiny Developer SeriesEpisode 22: A fresh coat of Shiny theming with Carson SievertEarlier this year at RStudio Global, a lot of excitement among the Shiny enthusiasts centered on the brand new bslib and thematic packages for radically changing the style of typical Shiny app user interfaces. I am thrilled to get the inside story on this amazing development with the brilliant author, RStudio software engineer Carson Sievert! In this episode you will hear Carson's recommendations on getting started with bslib for both Shiny applications and even R-Markdown documents, why SASS (no, not that one) rules empower a Shiny developer to make sweeping changes in CSS, as well as the major milestone release...2022-05-271h 19Shiny Developer SeriesEpisode 22: A fresh coat of Shiny theming with Carson SievertEarlier this year at RStudio Global, a lot of excitement among the Shiny enthusiasts centered on the brand new bslib and thematic packages for radically changing the style of typical Shiny app user interfaces. I am thrilled to get the inside story on this amazing development with the brilliant author, RStudio software engineer Carson Sievert! In this episode you will hear Carson's recommendations on getting started with bslib for both Shiny applications and even R-Markdown documents, why SASS (no, not that one) rules empower a Shiny developer to make sweeping changes in CSS, as well as the major milestone release...2022-05-271h 19Shiny Developer SeriesEpisode 21: Shiny App Stories with Nick StrayerIn episode 21 of the Shiny Developer Series, I have the pleasure of welcoming back the newest member of the Shiny team, Nick Strayer! We discuss the road Nick traveled to join RStudio full time, as well as the motivation behind the terrific Shiny App Stories, complete with a hands-on demonstration of new features in Shiny 1.6 such as bindCache and dynamic theming in the fun explore your weather application. All of that plus Nick\'s perspectives on the growing Shiny ecosystem and creating powerful data visualizations make this a must-see episode!Resources mentioned in the episodeShiny App Stories...2021-06-111h 07Shiny Developer SeriesEpisode 21: Shiny App Stories with Nick StrayerIn episode 21 of the Shiny Developer Series, I have the pleasure of welcoming back the newest member of the Shiny team, Nick Strayer! We discuss the road Nick traveled to join RStudio full time, as well as the motivation behind the terrific Shiny App Stories, complete with a hands-on demonstration of new features in Shiny 1.6 such as bindCache and dynamic theming in the fun explore your weather application. All of that plus Nick\'s perspectives on the growing Shiny ecosystem and creating powerful data visualizations make this a must-see episode!Resources mentioned in the episodeShiny App Stories...2021-06-111h 07Shiny Developer SeriesEpisode 20: Outstanding User Interfaces with David GranjonEpisode 20 of the Shiny Developer series is here! As someone who has authored many production grade Shiny applications, I have come to realize that sophisticated backend functionality is not the only area one needs to address, it is also the end-user experience and how the application is presented. I am thrilled to welcome back David Granjon to the Shiny Developer Series to discuss the journey and key topics addressed in his brand-new textbook Outstanding User Interfaces with Shiny! Plus David leads us through a comprehensive demonstration of amazing new capabilities of the awesome bs4Dash package, part of the RinteRface...2021-06-1157 minShiny Developer SeriesEpisode 20: Outstanding User Interfaces with David GranjonEpisode 20 of the Shiny Developer series is here! As someone who has authored many production grade Shiny applications, I have come to realize that sophisticated backend functionality is not the only area one needs to address, it is also the end-user experience and how the application is presented. I am thrilled to welcome back David Granjon to the Shiny Developer Series to discuss the journey and key topics addressed in his brand-new textbook Outstanding User Interfaces with Shiny! Plus David leads us through a comprehensive demonstration of amazing new capabilities of the awesome bs4Dash package, part of the RinteRface...2021-06-1157 minShiny Developer SeriesEpisode 19: Climbing the Ladder of Shiny Mastery with Hadley WickhamA brand new season of the Shiny Developer Series kicks off with RStudio\'s chief scientist Hadley Wickham! Hadley joins Eric in episode 19 to discuss his exciting new book, Mastering Shiny. As author of many Tidyverse packages and long time contributor to the data science community, he has poured his wealth of experience into this book dedicated to helping you become a better Shiny developer. We talk about the origins of Shiny and advice for those just starting out. For those already familiar with Shiny we discuss debugging, how to level up your skills, and best practices for seeking help...2021-03-1044 minShiny Developer SeriesEpisode 19: Climbing the Ladder of Shiny Mastery with Hadley WickhamA brand new season of the Shiny Developer Series kicks off with RStudio\'s chief scientist Hadley Wickham! Hadley joins Eric in episode 19 to discuss his exciting new book, Mastering Shiny. As author of many Tidyverse packages and long time contributor to the data science community, he has poured his wealth of experience into this book dedicated to helping you become a better Shiny developer. We talk about the origins of Shiny and advice for those just starting out. For those already familiar with Shiny we discuss debugging, how to level up your skills, and best practices for seeking help...2021-03-1044 minShiny Developer SeriesEpisode 18: Tanya CashoraliIn episode 18 of the Shiny Developer Series, we chat about how Shiny has brought significant value to projects of all scales with the founder of TCB Analytics Tanya Cashorali! You will see hands-on demonstrations of applications Tanya built to achieve rapid prototypes and production-level dashboards ready for customers across a wide range of industries. We also hear Tanya's advice on development techniques and which skills she recommends developers level up with. I hope you enjoy this excellent episode!Resources mentioned in the episodeTCB Analytics: tcbanalytics.comAbout TCB Analytics: tcbanalytics.com/aboutEpisode Timestamps0:00 Episode introduction 7:50 As...2021-03-0658 minShiny Developer SeriesEpisode 18: Tanya CashoraliIn episode 18 of the Shiny Developer Series, we chat about how Shiny has brought significant value to projects of all scales with the founder of TCB Analytics Tanya Cashorali! You will see hands-on demonstrations of applications Tanya built to achieve rapid prototypes and production-level dashboards ready for customers across a wide range of industries. We also hear Tanya's advice on development techniques and which skills she recommends developers level up with. I hope you enjoy this excellent episode!Resources mentioned in the episodeTCB Analytics: tcbanalytics.comAbout TCB Analytics: tcbanalytics.com/aboutEpisode Timestamps0:00 Episode introduction 7:50 As...2021-03-0658 minShiny Developer SeriesEpisode 17: Dean AttaliIn episode 17 of the Shiny Developer Series, we welcome one of the earliest contributors to the Shiny ecosystem and the founder of AttaliTech, Dean Attali! In this illuminating conversation, you will hear all about how Dean arrived to the world of Shiny, updates to his excellent open-source packages like {shinyalert} and the brand-new {shinyscreenshot}, the origins of Attali Tech, and his new journey to becoming a full-time open-source R and Shiny developer!Resources mentioned in the episodeHelp sponsor Dean's move to full-time open-source development via GitHub Sponsors: github.com/sponsors/daattaliDean's website: deanattali.comAttali Tech: attalitech.com...2021-03-061h 07Shiny Developer SeriesEpisode 16: Jiena Gu McLellanIn episode 16 of the Shiny Developer Series, we welcome software developer Jiena McLellan! Jiena shares how she has created many useful packages and Shiny applications to help not only with her day job, but for fun personal projects benefiting her friends and family too! We dive deep into her innovative DT-Editor Shiny module, as well as how she developed packages based on htmlwidgets such as the flashCard package for teaching yourself new concepts.Resources mentioned in the episodeJiena's website: www.jienamclellan.comDT Editor module demonstration app: appforiarteam.shinyapps.io/DT_editor_shiny_moduleDT Editor GitHub repository: github...2021-03-061h 07Shiny Developer SeriesEpisode 16: Jiena Gu McLellanIn episode 16 of the Shiny Developer Series, we welcome software developer Jiena McLellan! Jiena shares how she has created many useful packages and Shiny applications to help not only with her day job, but for fun personal projects benefiting her friends and family too! We dive deep into her innovative DT-Editor Shiny module, as well as how she developed packages based on htmlwidgets such as the flashCard package for teaching yourself new concepts.Resources mentioned in the episodeJiena's website: www.jienamclellan.comDT Editor module demonstration app: appforiarteam.shinyapps.io/DT_editor_shiny_moduleDT Editor GitHub repository: github...2021-03-061h 07Shiny Developer SeriesEpisode 17: Dean AttaliIn episode 17 of the Shiny Developer Series, we welcome one of the earliest contributors to the Shiny ecosystem and the founder of AttaliTech, Dean Attali! In this illuminating conversation, you will hear all about how Dean arrived to the world of Shiny, updates to his excellent open-source packages like {shinyalert} and the brand-new {shinyscreenshot}, the origins of Attali Tech, and his new journey to becoming a full-time open-source R and Shiny developer!Resources mentioned in the episodeHelp sponsor Dean's move to full-time open-source development via GitHub Sponsors: github.com/sponsors/daattaliDean's website: deanattali.comAttali Tech: attalitech.com...2021-03-061h 07Shiny Developer SeriesEpisode 13: Inside Plumber 1.0 (Barret Schloerke Part 2)In episode 13 of the Shiny Developer Series, we continue our conversation with RStudio software engineer Barrett Schloerke to highlight how you can integrate Shiny apps with custom APIs written in R via the plumber package! You’ll see awesome demonstrations of the key features that are part of the brand new plumber 1.0 release, including brand new serializers and parsers for custom objects, a new tidy API compliant with magrittr pipelines, utilizing asynchronous execution, and more.Resources mentioned in the episodeplumber allows you to create a web API by merely decorating your existing R source code with roxygen2 st...2021-03-0634 minShiny Developer SeriesEpisode 13: Inside Plumber 1.0 (Barret Schloerke Part 2)In episode 13 of the Shiny Developer Series, we continue our conversation with RStudio software engineer Barrett Schloerke to highlight how you can integrate Shiny apps with custom APIs written in R via the plumber package! You’ll see awesome demonstrations of the key features that are part of the brand new plumber 1.0 release, including brand new serializers and parsers for custom objects, a new tidy API compliant with magrittr pipelines, utilizing asynchronous execution, and more.Resources mentioned in the episodeplumber allows you to create a web API by merely decorating your existing R source code with roxygen2 st...2021-03-0634 minShiny Developer SeriesEpisode 15: Maya GansWe have another fun installment of the Shiny Developer Series in episode 15! Our guest is statistical programmer and data scientist Maya Gans, and she tells us about her unique journey to R, her experience as a summer intern at RStudio, and the ways she has wielded some magical integrations of Shiny and javascript to create powerful applications in life sciences. Plus you will not want to miss the inside story behind the shinykeyboard widget!Resources mentioned in the episodeTidyBlocks (A block-based tool for teaching basic data science): [https://tidyblocks.tech/](tidyblocks.tech)shinyBody A custom Shiny input...2021-03-0639 min