Create Web Charts with D3

Create Web Charts with D3 shows how to convert your data into eye-catching, innovative, animated, and highly interactive browser-based charts. This book is suitable for developers of all experience levels and needs: if you want power and control and need to create data visualization beyond traditional charts, then D3 is the JavaScript library for you; if you need a high-performance, professional solution for interactive charts, then the Highcharts library is also covered.§§If you are an experienced developer and want to take things further, then Create Web Charts with D3 also shows you how to develop your own graphics library starting from scratch using jQuery. At the end of the book, you will have a good knowledge of all the elements needed to manage data from every possible source, from high-end scientific instruments to Arduino boards, from PHP SQL databases queries to simple HTML tables, and from Matlab calculations to reports in Excel. You will be able to provide cutting-edge charts exploiting the growing power of modern browsers.§§Create all kinds of charts using the latest technologies available on browsers (HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, D3, Highcharts, and SVG)§Full of step-by-step examples, Create Web Charts with D3 introduces you gradually to all aspects of chart development, from the data source to the choice of which solution to apply.§This book provides a number of tools that can be the starting point for any project requiring graphical representations of data, whether using commercial libraries or your own