Everything That Could Go Wrong, Has Gone Wrong with D3 and Graphs
summary
A developer recounts lessons learned building a data-visualization project from scratch using D3.js and other front-end/web design technologies. The talk covers D3’s strengths and common pitfalls encountered repeatedly, practical JavaScript issues that can help or hinder visualization work, and reflections on why visualization will be crucial for future data analytics.
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chapters (20)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:28What is data visualization
- 2:29Programmatic vs standard
- 8:15Tools vs libraries
- 11:49Enterprise tool integration
- 16:23MicroStrategy integration
- 17:48QlikView integration
- 20:42Pure programmatic visualization
- 21:48Data team communication
- 24:21D3.js introduction
- 25:24D3.js challenges
- 27:56Graphs in D3 experience
- 29:24Design importance
- 33:27Common errors and frustration
- 35:18D3 interactions and customization
- 36:47D3 tips and tricks
- 37:12Libraries and plugins
- 38:16Code and CSS cleanup
- 39:41D3.js Q&A
- 45:11Data models and scalability
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