Emily - Chapter 7

[RohanAlexander]

Chapter 7

Theory

• I wonder if students will be overwhelmed with the number of different website options. Since students have already been introduced to Quarto, would it make sense to focus on that? (I get the sense it will win “marketshare” from blogdown relatively quickly)
• This is the first chapter to me that does not feel critical or perhaps feels misplaced. Websites and Shiny are “nice to haves” but feel slightly separate from the core argument of the book and the momentum that has been built. I wonder if this chapter belongs closer to the end? I also hesitate to introduce interactive graphics too early as a “first class citizen” of data storytelling since (much like the prior discussion of tables versus plots) they can often be used as a “crutch” for analysts to “make everything possible” instead of committing to making a specific view that supports a specific narrative

Technology

• I wonder if this chapter should focus on things that can still be “shipped” in a static HTML or website. I often see people build Shiny apps and then realize how hard they are to share/deploy because they require a different skill set. Since there is a separate Shiny is discussed later, would it make sense to introduce something client-side here like crosstalk + plotly instead that provides “light” interactivity (e.g. a tooltip) with less overhead?

Miscellaneous

• Tiny copy-editing point: “Occurrences” is spelled wrong (“Occurances”) on the y-axis of the baby names plots

[RohanAlexander]

Chapter 7

Theory

• I wonder if students will be overwhelmed with the number of different website options. Since students have already been introduced to Quarto, would it make sense to focus on that? (I get the sense it will win “marketshare” from blogdown relatively quickly)

Removed all the options other than Quarto.

• This is the first chapter to me that does not feel critical or perhaps feels misplaced. Websites and Shiny are “nice to haves” but feel slightly separate from the core argument of the book and the momentum that has been built. I wonder if this chapter belongs closer to the end? I also hesitate to introduce interactive graphics too early as a “first class citizen” of data storytelling since (much like the prior discussion of tables versus plots) they can often be used as a “crutch” for analysts to “make everything possible” instead of committing to making a specific view that supports a specific narrative

Have moved it to a appendix.

Technology

• I wonder if this chapter should focus on things that can still be “shipped” in a static HTML or website. I often see people build Shiny apps and then realize how hard they are to share/deploy because they require a different skill set. Since there is a separate Shiny is discussed later, would it make sense to introduce something client-side here like crosstalk + plotly instead that provides “light” interactivity (e.g. a tooltip) with less overhead?

Great idea. Added this as a section.

Miscellaneous

• Tiny copy-editing point: “Occurrences” is spelled wrong (“Occurances”) on the y-axis of the baby names plots

Fixed.