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Mastering D3.js

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Mastering D3.js
Aug, 2014 | 352 pages
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Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Mastering D3.js
Mastering D3.js
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
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1
Data Visualization
Data Visualization
Defining data visualization
Introducing the D3 library
Summary
2
Reusable Charts
Reusable Charts
Creating reusable charts
Using the barcode chart
Creating a layout algorithm
Summary
3
Creating Visualizations without SVG
Creating Visualizations without SVG
SVG support in the browser market
Visualizations without SVG
Polyfilling
Using canvas and D3
Summary
4
Creating a Color Picker with D3
Creating a Color Picker with D3
Creating a slider control
Creating a color picker
Summary
5
Creating User Interface Elements
Creating User Interface Elements
Highlighting chart elements
Creating tooltips
Selecting a range with brushing
Summary
6
Interaction between Charts
Interaction between Charts
Learning the basics of Backbone
The stock explorer application
Summary
7
Creating a Charting Package
Creating a Charting Package
The development workflow
Creating the package contents
The project setup
Using the package in other projects
Summary
8
Data-driven Applications
Data-driven Applications
Creating the application
Hosting the visualization with GitHub Pages
Hosting the visualization in Amazon S3
Summary
9
Creating a Dashboard
Creating a Dashboard
Defining a dashboard
Good practices in dashboard design
Making a dashboard
Summary
10
Creating Maps
Creating Maps
Obtaining geographic data
Creating maps with D3
Summary
11
Creating Advanced Maps
Creating Advanced Maps
Using cartographic projections
Creating a rotating globe
Creating an interactive star map
Projecting raster images with D3
Summary
12
Creating a Real-time Application
Creating a Real-time Application
Collaborating in real time with Firebase
Creating a Twitter explorer application
Creating the streaming server
Creating the client application
Summary
Index
Index

About the Author

Pablo Navarro Castillo is a mathematical engineer and developer. He earned his Master's degree in Applied Mathematics from École des Mines de Saint-Etienne in France. After working for a few years in operations research and data analysis, he began to work as a data visualization consultant and developer.

He has collaborated with Packt Publishing as a technical reviewer for Data Visualization with D3.js and Data Visualization with D3.js Cookbook. In 2014, he founded Masega, which is a data visualization agency based in Santiago, Chile, where he currently works.

I wish to thank the Packt Publishing team for their collaboration in the inception and development of this book. I am also grateful to the technical reviewers, whose insightful comments and kind suggestions have been essential to improve the content and examples of every chapter.

To Miriam, for her patience and continuous support.

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