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JavaScript vs Shiny

A side-by-side look at JavaScript and Shiny. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

JavaScript

JavaScript

Development

JavaScript is a lightweight, interpreted programming language with first-class functions. It is well-known as the scripting language for Web pages, but it's used in many non-browser environments as well including Node.js and MongoDB

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Shiny

Shiny

Development

Shiny is an open-source R package that provides an elegant and powerful web framework for building web applications using R. It makes it easy to build interactive web apps straight from R.

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