# Best Practices

Building websites in R is often counter-intuitive. R is not a natural web programming language like NodeJS. However, recent additions to R can make your Shiny web application more performant under certain conditions.

This section will explore:

* File storage for static assets.
* Using dynamic routes.
* Using asynchronous programming and R "promises" to maximize concurrency in your R web app.


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