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When everyone uses chart.js or bokeh or matplotlib, you don't really see graphs that go out of the normal range of visualizations supported by these libraries.
by typon 6y ago
When everyone uses chart.js or bokeh or matplotlib, you don't really see graphs that go out of the normal range of visualizations supported by these libraries. In a way the ability to use generic code hampers creativity because it's easy to find a "good enough solution" to your problems.
- pvg 6y agoAre these really 'generic' though? d3.js is and people make all sorts of zany visualizations with it.
- monadic2 6y agoI wouldn’t categorize it as technically generic, just culturally. d3.js is incredibly flexible but I can’t count how many d3 graphs I’ve stepped through with the exact same spacing algorithms and interface.
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- dTal 6y agoThat's probably a good thing. These "creative" graphs are interesting to look at, but most are useless for actually comparing information. A standard visual language for charts is a positive thing.