diff --git a/vignettes/alternatives.qmd b/vignettes/alternatives.qmd index f02441f0..095b2b6a 100644 --- a/vignettes/alternatives.qmd +++ b/vignettes/alternatives.qmd @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ dep_reactable <- length(tools::package_dependencies("reactable", recursive = TRU Here are a few totally biased (and possibly unfair) comments about each of them. -The first difference between `tinytable` and alternatives is that `tinytable` covers much of the same functionality without loading any other `R` package by default. I think it is very important for `R` package developers to have access to a table-drawing package that does not force them to import half of the `tidyverse`. In my view, this service to developers alone justifies writing a new package. +The first difference between `tinytable` and alternatives is that `tinytable` covers much of the same functionality without loading any other `R` package by default. I think it is very important for `R` package developers to have access to a table-drawing package that does not force them to import dozens of other packages, potentially exposing them to breaking changes and upstream bugs. In my view, this service to developers alone justifies writing a new package. Now let's consider alternatives one by one.