This April, No Starch Press will release what promises to be a great introduction to creating data visualizations with JavaScript called, appropriately enough, Data Visualization with JavaScript. This is not a coffee table book about data visualization; it’s a heavily illustrated, full-color book that walks technical readers through creating, integrating, and debugging different types of visualizations.
Readers first learn to build basic visualizations like bar, line, and scatter graphs, and they’ll quickly advance to more complex constructions such as timelines, heat maps, and network graphs. Later chapters show readers how to visualize geographic data, make custom visualizations with D3.js, manage data in the browser, and, ultimately, build data-driven web applications.
Few would argue with the power of data analysis. According to author Stephen Thomas, data can be used to create “effective visualizations to make journalists’ stories more compelling and make managers’ decisions easier by telling stories,” and his new book will show technical readers how to make the magic happen.
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No Starch Press Releasing Data Visualization with JavaScript
This April, No Starch Press will release what promises to be a great introduction to creating data visualizations with JavaScript called, appropriately enough, Data Visualization with JavaScript. This is not a coffee table book about data visualization; it’s a heavily illustrated, full-color book that walks technical readers through creating, integrating, and debugging different types of visualizations.
Readers first learn to build basic visualizations like bar, line, and scatter graphs, and they’ll quickly advance to more complex constructions such as timelines, heat maps, and network graphs. Later chapters show readers how to visualize geographic data, make custom visualizations with D3.js, manage data in the browser, and, ultimately, build data-driven web applications.
Few would argue with the power of data analysis. According to author Stephen Thomas, data can be used to create “effective visualizations to make journalists’ stories more compelling and make managers’ decisions easier by telling stories,” and his new book will show technical readers how to make the magic happen.
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