Dev.Cast 144 - D3.js, let your visualizations shine

A couple of weeks ago I did a podcast about SVG and in that we discussed the importance offrameworks.deliberately we didn't discuss one of the most popularones,D3.js. D3 describe themselves as a framework for data-drivendocuments.It is really great for visualizationsofdata, from a simple bar chart toreallyadvanced interactivemaps.(link to examples) D3 is, for example, used by Microsoftto createvisualizationsinPowerBI. In this episode of Dev.Cast have I invited Amelia Bellamy-Royds,anauthor of severalbooks about SVG andalso a member of W3C SVGWorking Group, todiscuss this topic. Listen, learn and enjoy. Links Charting libraries built on D3: C3.js http://c3js.org/ NVD3 http://nvd3.org/ dc.js https://dc-js.github.io/dc.js/ d3.chart http://misoproject.com/d3-chart/ Information about work on D3 version 4: Github branch with API links https://github.com/mbostock/d3/tree/4#arrays Essay by Mike Bostock on the design of a good API, withexamplesof changes in D3 version 4 https://medium.com/@mbostock/what-makes-software-good-943557f8a488 Introduction to the version 4 module system and how it canbeused to create plug-ins https://bost.ocks.org/mike/d3-plugin/ And, of course, the best place to get started: https://d3js.org/ https://github.com/mbostock/d3/wiki There are many introductory books available now, some ofthemonline for free, and numerous tutorials. Start simple,understandthe basics, and build from there! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.