The era of big data is upon us! Advances in hardware have made it possible for computers to store, analyze, and transmit massive amounts of information in a way that was previously impossible. Data science has become one of the most in-demand fields in the United States, and companies are constantly coming up with new techniques to analyze customer information; it seems as if every day there are new ways to visualize all this data. D3 has become the most popular library used to create dynamic, interactive, data-driven visualizations on the web. Unlike many technologies previously used in data vizualization
, D3 leverages the power of combining SVG images with web browsers and JavaScript. In this chapter, we'll discuss the following topics:
- What is SVG?
- What makes D3 so special?
- This book's approach to learning
