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Scottish developer musings

Code and data, made in Scotland.

Moving virtual home

Relocating my web server to the UK

Hosting options in the UK

Programmatically create a Scottish saltire using R

Create a digital flag of Scotland

The national flag of Scotland is called a saltire and has a blue background with a white diagonal cross. This is the flag of our patron saint, Saint Andrew.

Visualisation tab of the generated app

Accessibility and AI - enhancing R Shiny apps using Claude Sonnet 3.7

Grasping the thistle. Using AI for public good

Vibe coding a small test R Shiny app from scratch using Claude.ai. Can generative AI help improve the default accessibility of an app?

Hello world!

Hello world! is a venerable tradition honoured by ancient developers like myself.