insight-workshop.md

Workshop Syllabus for Insight Fellows

Outline

1. GitHub + Heroku accounts
2. Set up environment with spec files
   1. environment.yml (conda)
   2. requirements.txt (pip)
3. Create first streamlit app.
4. Interactive, literate programming.
5. Caching long-running code in functions.
6. Hook up Heroku to new app: continuous deploy.
7. Update your app with new elements/charts.

Tips:

• Keep apps small.
• Multiple apps are possible with a custom script (see st_runner.py).
• Cache long-running functions.