11 Stunning Graphics Libraries
NET|December 2019
BURKE HOLLAND REVEALS GREAT GRAPHICAL JAVASCRIPT FRAMEWORKS AND SHOWS HOW YOU CAN USE THEM TO PRODUCE PERFECT ANIMATIONS, ILLUSTRATIONS AND DATA VIZ
Burke Holland
11 Stunning Graphics Libraries

They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. Coincidentally, that’s about how many lines of code it takes to create that picture in a web browser. Fortunately, the browser offers several high powered drawing APIs and surfaces.

Most notably, these are the canvas element and scalable vector graphics (SVG). Both of these features are now available in almost all desktop and mobile browsers but the APIs required to use them are rather a low level and ‘low level’ typically translates into a lot of tedious and redundant code just to do simple things. Since writing tedious and redundant code is not high on the list of things that developers typically enjoy doing, there are thankfully several libraries available to help you with all of your browser drawing requirements.

In this article, I’ll take a look at some of the options available. We’ll explore the most popular libraries and talk about what their strengths and weaknesses are. We’re also going to do a little spelunking into some of the lesser-known projects that fill some very interesting niche needs – the kind that you don’t know you need until you need them.

D3.JS

https://d3js.org/

D3.js is the big boss of JavaScript graphics libraries. With over 875K weekly downloads on npm (https:// www.npmjs.com/package/d3), it is quite possibly the most well known and widely used of all the graphics libraries. It even has its own Wikipedia page (https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D3.js). And, let’s face it, isn’t that when you know you’ve made it to the big time?

Bu hikaye NET dergisinin December 2019 sayısından alınmıştır.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.

Bu hikaye NET dergisinin December 2019 sayısından alınmıştır.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.

NET DERGISINDEN DAHA FAZLA HIKAYETümünü görüntüle
Camille Gribbons
NET

Camille Gribbons

UX designer at Booking.com, Camille Gribbons reveals how she first got into the industry

time-read
7 dak  |
June 2020
THE 5G UI REVOLUTION
NET

THE 5G UI REVOLUTION

Tris Tolliday describes his vision of a web UI catapulted forwards by 5G

time-read
3 dak  |
June 2020
HOW TO SHOWCASE YOUR DEV SKILLS
NET

HOW TO SHOWCASE YOUR DEV SKILLS

Aude Barral shares 5 top tips for landing your dream developer job

time-read
3 dak  |
June 2020
KNIVES OUT
NET

KNIVES OUT

Murder mystery film, Knives Out, grabbed everyone’s attention, and so did the fun website that promoted it. Oblio tells Tom May how it created its innovative 3D navigation

time-read
6 dak  |
June 2020
HOW EMOTIONAL LABOUR HINDERS WOMEN IN TECH
NET

HOW EMOTIONAL LABOUR HINDERS WOMEN IN TECH

Christine Brewis, head of digital marketing at Studio Graphene, discusses how gender parity in tech has changed over the last ten years, and what more can be done

time-read
5 dak  |
June 2020
EDAN KWAN
NET

EDAN KWAN

He swapped life as a singer for a career making eye-popping digital visuals. The Lusion founder chats to Tom May about battling demons, winning awards and where digital advertising is heading

time-read
8 dak  |
June 2020
ANDREW COULDWELL
NET

ANDREW COULDWELL

The Brit in LA discusses his new book on design systems, Laying the Foundations

time-read
3 dak  |
June 2020
Top 5 Tips For Ensuring Web Content Is Accessible For All
NET

Top 5 Tips For Ensuring Web Content Is Accessible For All

Merlyn Meredith outlines five top tips for ensuring web content is accessible for all

time-read
2 dak  |
May 2020
WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR BROWSERS?
NET

WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR BROWSERS?

Nico Turco examines the state of play with browsers, whether developers should encourage diversity or monopoly and how Google fits into it all

time-read
6 dak  |
May 2020
YEARS IN THE MAKING
NET

YEARS IN THE MAKING

Exclusively for net: The latest in a series of anonymous accounts of nightmare clients

time-read
3 dak  |
May 2020