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Your choice of terms is very interesting! I would say that Protovis and d3 do not take a Grammar of Graphics approach per se; rather, they tackle mostly just t
by pwang 15y ago
Your choice of terms is very interesting! I would say that Protovis and d3 do not take a Grammar of Graphics approach per se; rather, they tackle mostly just the lowest level of the grammar, namely aesthetic composition and some transforms. ggplot is very nice for the kinds of datasets that people use R for, but it's only one part of the story.
For large dataset and interactive visualization in Python, take a look at Chaco: http://code.enthought.com/chaco http://code.enthought.com/chaco
- tel 15y agoYou're right to point that out. I abused the term. The real thing I think ggplot and protovis/d3 share, and the fundamental thing that makes them powerful and interesting, is the declarative nature of those DSLs. GoG is quite a bit more on top of declarative syntax, but, while I really enjoy Hadley's work, I don't think it's the end all be all in declarative graphing DSLs.