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Colin Fay
October 07, 2022
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DESTROY ALL WIDGETS
Talk given during Shiny In Production, 2022-10-07, Newcastle UK
Colin Fay
October 07, 2022
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Transcript
DESTROY ALL WIDGETS! SHINY IN PRODUCTION / 2022-10-07 COLIN FAY
👩🔬 LET'S START WITH AN EXPERIMENT
DOES THIS SOUNDS FAMILIAR? 🏃♀️ I REGISTERED FOR A RACE
⏳ ON THE WAITING LIST 🤔 I CHECK THE WAITING LIST EVERY DAY 📱 HERE IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
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THE OLDER WE GET, THE MORE FRUSTRATED WE ARE WITH
THE INTERNET... (BECAUSE IT TAKES US SO LONG TO SCROLL TO OUR BIRTH YEAR)
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DISCLAIMER: I OBVIOUSLY DON'T THINK WE SHOULD DESTROY ALL WIDGETS
TODAY'S MENU WHAT IS A WIDGET? WEB APPS ARE (OFTEN)
FRUSTRATING WHY THIS IS HAPPENING WHERE DO WE GO NEXT?
PREFACE: WHAT DOES "PRODUCTION" MEAN?
A SOFTWARE IS IN PRODUCTION WHEN... IT'S USED IT'S RELIED
UPON IT HAS REAL LIFE IMPACT
1. WHAT IS A WIDGET?
WHAT IS A WIDGET, EXACTLY SOFTWARE COMPONENTS THAT A COMPUTER
USER INTERACTS WITH THROUGH DIRECT MANIPULATION TO READ OR EDIT INFORMATION
WHAT IS A WIDGET, EXACTLY SOFTWARE COMPONENTS THAT A COMPUTER
USER INTERACTS WITH THROUGH DIRECT MANIPULATION TO READ OR EDIT INFORMATION
MORE WIDGETS ⬇️ MORE INTERACTION ⬇️ MORE MANIPULATION
MORE IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER (EXCEPT WITH MEMES)
2. WEB APPS ARE (OFTEN) FRUSTRATING
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WEB APPS ARE (OFTEN) FRUSTRATING ⏳ LONG LOAD TIME 😵
VISUAL CLUTTER ⛔️ ACCESSIBILITY ISSUE
⏳ LONG LOAD TIME ⏱ TIME CONSUMING 😡 ENDURANCE CONSUMING
💸 DATA CONSUMING
⏳ LONG LOAD TIME
⏳ LONG LOAD TIME
😵 VISUAL CLUTTER
😵 VISUAL CLUTTER
😵 VISUAL CLUTTER
⛔️ ACCESSIBILITY ISSUE "THE WEB IS FUNDAMENTALLY DESIGNED TO WORK
FOR ALL PEOPLE, WHATEVER THEIR HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, LANGUAGE, LOCATION, OR ABILITY."
⛔️ ACCESSIBILITY ISSUE 🤖SCREEN READERS 🌈 COLORBLINDNESS ☝️ MOBILITY ISSUES
⛔️ ACCESSIBILITY ISSUE
⛔️ ACCESSIBILITY ISSUE
⛔️ ACCESSIBILITY ISSUE
3. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?
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THERE ONCE WAS A {SHINY} APP. AND THEN, THE DEV
BROWSES THE INTERNET. AND FINDS A WIDGET. And another widget. And another widget. And another widget. And another widget. And ...
{SHINY} DEVS BE LIKE
LET ME SHOW YOU AN EXAMPLE 🔗 HTTPS://CONNECT.THINKR.FR/DAW/
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WHY ALL THE WIDGETS 📝 REQUIRED / DESIRED 👶 (VERY)
EASY TO INTEGRATE 😎 COOL
📝 REQUIRED / DESIRED ✅ NEEDED FOR INTERACTIVITY 😍 OFTEN
DESIRED BY THE USERS 🧟♀️ THE CLIENT SAID SO
👶 EASY TO INTEGRATE DT::dataTable leaflet::leaflet plotly::ggplotly dygraphs::dygraph ...
😎 COOL
DEV COMPLEXITY VS USER COMPLEXITY EASY FOR THE USER ↔️
COMPLEX FOR THE DEV EASY FOR THE DEV ↔️ COMPLEX FOR THE USER
DEV COMPLEXITY VS USER COMPLEXITY
4. WHERE DO WE GO NEXT?
THE INTERNET IS NOT FRUSTRATING BECAUSE YOU'RE GETTING OLDER BUT
BECAUSE IT'S DESIGNED WITHOUT "USER EXPERIENCE FIRST" IN MIND.
SOMEONE ONCE TOLD ME: "IF THERE IS SOMETHING (PEOPLE) ARE
GOOD AT, IT'S 'TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING'." @CMASTICATION
WIDGETS ARE AWESOME... THEY ARE AT THE ROOT OF ALL
WEB APPLICATION GREAT FOR INTERACTIVE DATA EXPLORATION COOL AND EASY TO INTEGREATE AS A DEVELOPER
... UNTIL THEY ARE NOT (VERY) SLOW LOAD TIME HARDER
MANIPULATION HARDER INTERACTION
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1. YOU'RE NOT YOUR MAIN USERS. PUT YOURSELF IN THEIR
SHOES. 2. SIMPLE IS BEAUTIFUL & ACCESSIBILY IS KING 3. "IT'S EASIER" IS NEVER A GOOD REASON 4. IF YOUR UX IS BAD, YOUR APP IS BAD
📖 ENGINEERING-SHINY.ORG/
THX! QUESTIONS? FIND ME ONLINE
[email protected]
https://twitter.com/_colinfay https://twitter.com/thinkr_fr https://github.com/ColinFay https://thinkr.fr/
https://rtask.thinkr.fr/ https://colinfay.me/