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Transform Data into Dynamic, Production-Ready Applications with Shiny

Learn modern, industry-ready Shiny engineering with Veerle Eeftink van Leemput. From modular architectures and testing to performance tuning, authentication, packaging, and deployment, you’ll ship Shiny apps that scale—whether you work in healthcare, finance, media, retail, government, or sports analytics.

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Modular Shiny Testing & CI Performance & Caching Auth & Security Packaging & Deploy
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What You’ll Learn

Build production-ready Shiny apps employers want—across healthcare, finance, media, retail, government, and sports analytics. Each topic feeds into a portfolio project you can deploy and share.

Modular Architecture

  • ✓Reusable modules with clear inputs/outputs.
  • ✓Organize large apps for collaboration and scale.

Performance & Caching

  • ✓Profile reactivity and remove bottlenecks.
  • ✓Memoize & use async patterns for snappy UX.

Auth & Security

  • ✓Authentication, roles, and secure configuration.
  • ✓Best practices for secrets, validation, auditing.

Data Pipelines & APIs

  • ✓Connect to DBs/APIs; build robust ETL/ELT.
  • ✓Serve and consume JSON endpoints.

Testing & CI/CD

  • ✓Unit/UI tests with automated checks in pipelines.
  • ✓Ship reliable changes via GitHub Actions (or similar).

Packaging & Deployment

  • ✓Bundle as R packages; containerize with Docker.
  • ✓Deploy to Posit Connect/Server or cloud providers.

UX Polish & Accessibility

  • ✓Accessible UI, consistent theming, clear error states.
  • ✓Component libraries for speed and consistency.

Portfolio Capstone

  • ✓Build a domain-relevant app (your choice) from brief → deploy.
  • ✓Publish a live demo plus a recruiter-friendly README.
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Immediate access • Self-paced • Portfolio-ready projects

What Learners Say About Veerle

Real feedback from professionals using Shiny across industries.

A. Sekulovic, PhD
Specialist Formulation & Process Development

“If you have a question about Shiny, Veerle is the person to turn to. She’s very knowledgeable and she explains things in a simple, clear and engaging way. I really liked working with her!”

Hector Chavez
Data Scientist

“Veerle’s workshop on R Shiny development was exceptional. Her meticulous preparation, tailored content, and hands-on approach make it effective and stand out from other offerings. I wholeheartedly recommend her coaching to anyone working with R-Shiny web apps.”

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Are You Tired Of...

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Data Chaos & Boring Analyses

Struggling with endless spreadsheets, static charts, and manual workflows? Learn to replace them with interactive, dynamic applications that bring your data to life.

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Tools That Collect Dust

Tired of building dashboards or reports nobody uses? Create solutions that captivate stakeholders and actually get adopted across industries.

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Not Reaching Your Audience

You have insights but can’t deliver them effectively. Learn to design and deploy production-ready Shiny apps that showcase your work to teams, executives, or the public.

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Workflows That Don’t Scale

Manual processes slow down decision-making. Master pipelines, CI/CD, and deployment practices so your applications scale seamlessly in real-world environments.

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Not Being Employer-Ready

Stand out with a portfolio of Shiny apps that demonstrate your ability to ship solutions in healthcare, finance, media, government, or sports analytics—wherever data drives impact.

Build Apps That Employers Actually Use

Join Productionizing Shiny Apps to master modular architectures, testing, CI/CD, deployment, and UX polish. Every module feeds into a portfolio-ready capstone you can ship and showcase across industries.

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Meet Your Data Science Coach

Veerle Eeftink van Leemput

“Building production-ready Shiny apps means bridging the gap between analysis and impact. My focus is helping professionals create tools that employers actually rely on—scalable, polished, and built to last.”

You can definitely call me a Shiny enthusiast, and I hope I can make you just as excited about Shiny as I am. Ever since I graduated as a Data Scientist back in 2016, I have been obsessed with software development. I always liked building something tangible—something people can use every day to make their work just a bit easier.

After working for a couple of years as a Data Scientist in various industries, I felt it was time to bring my vision to life: helping others to leverage the potential of Shiny to build applications that convey a message and deliver measurable impact. I established Hyperbright in 2019 and since then have focused on providing training, workshops, and consultancy related to R and Shiny.

I believe the best way to learn is by doing. But I also don’t think building “Hello, World!” apps is enough. The learning sticks when you’re building something real—tools that tell a story, solve problems, and matter in professional settings. By the end of my courses, I want you to proudly say: “I developed my first production-ready Shiny app.”

What You’ll Learn

Master the Fundamentals

Learn the structure of production-ready Shiny apps: UI, server logic, and reactivity principles — building dashboards recruiters actually want to see.

Fundamentals GIF

Optimize App Performance

Apply caching, async programming, and scaling techniques so your apps stay fast under enterprise-level loads.

Performance GIF

Design Engaging Experiences

Create UX that sticks — intuitive navigation, polished interfaces, and components executives enjoy using.

UX GIF

Ensure Security & Maintainability

Adopt industry best practices: secrets management, secure DB connections, version control, and code review pipelines.

Security GIF

Test, Deploy & Scale

Ship Shiny apps to the cloud with CI/CD, Docker, and Posit Connect — and scale confidently for thousands of users.

Deploy GIF

What’s Inside the Course

From foundations to advanced deployment, this course equips you with production-ready Shiny skills employers actually want — all tied to a portfolio project you can showcase.

  • Welcome and Course Overview
  • Recap of the eZ-Made Dashboards course
  • Prerequisites and setting up your environment
  • Understanding Production in Software Development
  • Considerations for a Production-Grade Shiny App
  • The Shiny App Structure
  • Building the User Interface (UI)
  • The Server Logic
  • Data, Functions and Constants: Basic Scoping Rules
  • Basic Reactivity
  • Using Events
  • Common Pitfalls and Troubleshooting
  • Debugging Strategies
  • Case Study - Olympics Data
  • Tabular Data
  • Interactive Graphics
  • Input Validation
  • Handling File Uploads and Downloads
  • Page Layout and Introduction to Bootstrap
  • UI packages: bslib, bs4Dash, shiny.semantic
  • Better Input Widgets
  • Creating Dynamic UI Elements
  • Understanding the Reactive Graph
  • Observers, Outputs and Reactive Values
  • Controlling and Stopping Reactivity
  • Introduction to Shiny Modules
  • Building Your First Module
  • Re-using Modules Throughout Your App
  • Communication Between Modules
  • Understanding UX and UI
  • Designing and Prototyping
  • UX Design Principles
  • UI Design Patterns
  • Basics of HTML
  • Basics of (S)CSS
  • Finding Elements and Classes
  • Styling of UI Components
  • Transitions and Animations
  • Responsiveness
  • CSS Best Practices
  • Why do we need JavaScript?
  • Add JavaScript to your Shiny App with shinyjs
  • Write Custom JavaScript Code
  • Structuring App Code
  • Documentation
  • Dependency Management
  • Version Control and Collaboration
  • Introduction to Golem
  • Transforming your Shiny App to a Golem Shiny App
  • Pros and Cons of Using Golem
  • Introduction to Rhino
  • Transforming your Shiny App to a Rhino Shiny App
  • Pros and Cons using Rhino
  • Performance, Profiling and Benchmarking
  • Caching
  • A Gentle Introduction to Async Programming
  • Tips for Efficient Code
  • Managing Secrets
  • Connecting with Databases
  • Data Security
  • Monitoring and Auditing
  • Introduction to Testing
  • Unit Testing with testthat
  • End-to-end testing with shinytest2
  • Deployment Readiness
  • Choosing the Right Deployment Option
  • shinyapps.io
  • Shiny Server
  • Posit Connect
  • ShinyProxy
  • Heroku
  • Serverless deployment with Shinylive
  • Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
  • Automatic Deployment of the Olympic Games App to shinyapps.io
  • Understanding Scalability Metrics: Sessions, Connections & Load Factor
  • Strategies for Scaling and Load Balancing
  • Course Summary
  • What’s Next? A Peek into Outstanding InterfaceZ in Shiny
  • Additional Resources and Readings
  • A Practical Example with renv: updating bslib
  • Using Auth0

How We Conduct Our Course

Flexible, employer-focused learning. Learn at your pace with real projects, interactive tools, and personalized support that ensures you leave with portfolio-ready skills.

Prerecorded Video Lessons

Step-by-step modules you can pause, rewind, and revisit anytime to reinforce complex topics.

Assignments & Exercises

Practice that cements understanding and builds muscle memory for real projects.

Continuous Assessment

Lightweight quizzes and progress checks so you always know where you stand.

Hands-On Projects

Build portfolio-ready apps drawn from real-world industry use cases.

Supplementary Resources

Downloadable code, guides, and templates to accelerate future work.

Interactive Features

Preloaded IDEs and note-taking tools for frictionless practice and mastery.

Productionizing Shiny Apps

  • 80+ Lessons of engaging, employer-focused content.
  • Self-paced, asynchronous learning with lifetime access.
  • Pre-recorded videos for flexible scheduling and review.
  • Interactive features: 25+ quizzes to reinforce learning.
  • Supplementary resources: 100+ slides, readings, and downloads.
  • Hands-on learning: Build a production-grade Shiny app with Olympic Games data.
  • Virtual machines with preloaded IDEs & 100+ R scripts for real-world coding.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to the most common questions about Productionizing Shiny Apps.

? 1) How can my employer benefit from this course?
At AthlyticZ, we recognize the value of professional development in driving business success. Here's how your company can leverage our course:
  • Production-ready proficiency: faster development, rigorous testing, and robust deployment of bespoke Shiny dashboards.
  • Efficient workflows: tailored post-processing pipelines that reduce manual spreadsheet work and improve reliability.
  • Lower software spend: leverage open-source R libraries to deliver data-driven insights without expensive licenses.
Whether you’re refining existing expertise or launching a new initiative, this course equips you to lead Shiny app deployment within your organization.
? 2) Do I need access to any commercial software?
No. Everything we use is open-source. You won’t need any commercial software for this course.
? 3) What background do I need?
We recommend intermediate Tidyverse R skills. If you’re ramping up, our BreeZing Through the Tidyverse course is a great prerequisite.
? 4) Is the course graded? What defines successful completion?
Evaluation is based on completing course work rather than “correct answers.” Successful completion entails:
  • 80% or higher on all quizzes
  • 100% of modules completed
Upon meeting these criteria, you’ll receive a certificate of completion.
? 5) Is there a refund policy?
We’re committed to your success and satisfaction.
  • You may drop the course within 3 days of commencement for a full refund.
  • No refunds are provided after day 3.
  • No refunds are granted if you’ve completed 25% or more of the course material.
Thank you for choosing AthlyticZ for your educational journey.
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