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Thanks for the reference! But actually it doesn't appear to be a visualization framework, it's a transformation framework: "D3 does not provide a new graphica

Thanks for the reference! But actually it doesn't appear to be a visualization framework, it's a transformation framework: "D3 does not provide a new graphical representation—unlike Processing, Raphaël, or Protovis, there is no new vocabulary of marks to learn. Instead, you build directly on standards such as CSS3, HTML5 and SVG." For example, you could use this framework to build an HTML table or an SVG document directly.

baconner 16y ago
I get the technical distinction, but the general purpose is still primarily to visualize no?
another 16y ago
That's literally true, but in practice D3 makes for (and is intended as) an effective Protovis replacement. The set of primitive marks in Protovis is close to that of SVG, in any case. These libraries' primary author (Mike Bostok) views D3 as the successor to protovis: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/d3-js/UAEmdL4XArw/CfB4S-60u9QJ https://groups.google.com/d/msg/d3-js/UAEmdL4XArw/CfB4S-60u9... In particular: "I would recommend switching to D3. I have no current plans to release a new Protovis version."