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Product type Paperback

Published in Apr 2017

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781787120358

Length 308 pages

Edition 3rd Edition

Languages

JavaScript

Tools

Concepts

Data Visualization

Authors (2):

Aendrew Rininsland

Swizec Teller

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Table of Contents (11) Chapters

Preface

1. Getting Started with D3, ES2017, and Node.js FREE CHAPTER

2. A Primer on DOM, SVG, and CSS

3. Shape Primitives of D3

4. Making Data Useful

5. Defining the User Experience - Animation and Interaction

6. Hierarchical Layouts of D3

7. The Other Layouts

8. D3 on the Server with Canvas, Koa 2, and Node.js

9. Having Confidence in Your Visualizations

10. Designing Good Data Visualizations

Preface

Welcome to D3.js 4.x Data Visualization, Third Edition. Over the course of this book, you'll learn the basics of one of the world's most ubiquitous and powerful data visualization libraries, but we don't stop there. By the end of our time together, you'll have all the skills you need to become a total D3 ninja, and will be able to do everything from build visualizations from scratch straight through to using it on the server and writing automated tests. If you haven't leveled up your JavaScript skills in a while, you're in for a treat--this book endeavors to use the latest features currently being added to the language, all the while explaining why they're cool and how they differ from "old school" JavaScript.

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Authors (2)

Aendrew Rininsland

<p>Aendrew Rininsland is a developer and journalist who has spent much of the last half a decade building interactive content for newspapers such as The Financial Times, The Times, Sunday Times, The Economist, and The Guardian. During his 3 years at The Times and Sunday Times, he worked on all kinds of editorial projects, ranging from obituaries of figures such as Nelson Mandela to high-profile, data-driven investigations such as The Doping Scandal the largest leak of sporting blood test data in history. He is currently a senior developer with the interactive graphics team at the Financial Times.</p>

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Teller

Swizec Teller is a geek with a hat. Founding his first startup at 21, he is now looking for the next big idea as a full-stack web generalist focusing on freelancing for early-stage startup companies. When he isn't coding, he's usually blogging, writing books, or giving talks at various non-conference events in Slovenia and nearby countries. He is still looking for a chance to speak at a big international conference. In November 2012, he started writing Why Programmers Work at Night, and set out on a quest to improve the lives of developers everywhere.

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