A brief overview of visualization tools for the Web
Now, let me explain why we are using D3.js and not any other similar visualization library to manipulate vector graphics.
When I started with web development in 2004, vector graphics and interactive applications were mostly embedded as Flash objects into web pages. The main reason for this was the lack of web standards for vector graphics or good and powerful JavaScript libraries for image manipulation. It was difficult to create interactive visualizations that integrate into the underlying page because functionalities (such as layouts and fonts) defined in CSS and user interactions written in JavaScript were not available in embedded objects. Thus, these visualization objects often felt like ...
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