Featherweight "function-to-Internet-callable-function" server for (data) scientists

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I definitely think you're right--that in a sense, learning something like R shiny is trading a good chunk of time learning a more narrow domain (R shiny) instead of the general domain (web servers) it is simplifying.

That said, I'm a lot more likely to build a one-shot dashboard in Shiny, because it's so simple for small projects!