Create stunning web-based data visualizations with D3.js. This totally-revised new edition of D3.js in Action guides you from simple charts to powerful interactive graphics.

In D3.js in Action, Third Edition you will learn how to:

• Set up a local development environment for D3
• Include D3 in web development projects, including Node-based web apps
• Select and append DOM elements
• Size and position elements on screen
• Assemble components and layouts into creative data visualizations

About the technology

D3.js is the powerful JavaScript library behind the most innovative and sophisticated data visualizations on the web today. It provides a simple but powerful data visualization API over HTML, CSS, SVG, and Canvas. Start with a structure, dataset, or algorithm. Mix in D3, and you can programmatically generate static, animated, or interactive images that scale to any screen or browser. You'll be blown away by how beautiful your results can be!