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A. BergelAgile Visualization with Pharohttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7161-2_1

1. Introduction

Alexandre Bergel1  
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Santiago, Chile
 

Computers are a formidable extension of the human brain: a computer liberates us from performing boring and repetitive tasks. Data visualization is a wonderful field where computers nicely complement what the brain excels at.

Conveying information through interactive visualizations is both a sophisticated engineering process and an art. When crafting a visualization, many decisions have to be made based on a carefully evaluated design aspect or a personal intuition. Either way, being able to quickly experiment with a new idea is key. Agile Visualization is about leveraging creativity by reducing ...

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