Show HN: Easy SVG charts for your static site, no JavaScript
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Re: Show HN: Easy SVG charts for your static site, no JavaScript
#2Easy is my middle name.
I like it.
Re: Show HN: Easy SVG charts for your static site, no JavaScript
#3Nice, but its a re-implementation of the Google Chartserver right? (same model, URL describes charts which are returned)
The issues Google ran into were as it gets popular you need a more server horse power, and the work of keeping things secure is pretty high.
That said I always enjoyed using chartserver :-) so I presume I would enjoy using this. But what I'd really like is a package for python or perl I could load up behind an nginx instance and make this a local feature.
Re: Show HN: Easy SVG charts for your static site, no JavaScript
#4Nice, but its a re-implementation of the Google Chartserver right? (same model, URL describes charts which are returned) The issues Google ran into were as it gets popular you need a more server horse power, and the work of keeping things secure is pretty high. That said I always enjoyed using chartserver :-) so I presume I would enjoy using this. But what I'd really like is a package for python or perl I could load…
I don't think Google Chartserver offered SVG, though, did it?
I think that's a significant difference, in that the variant of this API has the potential for access to the chart elements for styling and interactivity.
Re: Show HN: Easy SVG charts for your static site, no JavaScript
#5Nice, but its a re-implementation of the Google Chartserver right? (same model, URL describes charts which are returned) The issues Google ran into were as it gets popular you need a more server horse power, and the work of keeping things secure is pretty high. That said I always enjoyed using chartserver :-) so I presume I would enjoy using this. But what I'd really like is a package for python or perl I could load…
I don't think Google Chartserver offered SVG, though, did it? I think that's a significant difference, in that the variant of this API has the potential for access to the chart elements for styling and interactivity.
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Re: Show HN: Easy SVG charts for your static site, no JavaScript
#6Nice, but its a re-implementation of the Google Chartserver right? (same model, URL describes charts which are returned) The issues Google ran into were as it gets popular you need a more server horse power, and the work of keeping things secure is pretty high. That said I always enjoyed using chartserver :-) so I presume I would enjoy using this. But what I'd really like is a package for python or perl I could load…
I don't think Google Chartserver offered SVG, though, did it? I think that's a significant difference, in that the variant of this API has the potential for access to the chart elements for styling and interactivity.
But that way you are throwing away the only benefit - that it works without javascript. It's really expensive to draw graphs and it's better to be offloaded to clients.
I can't think of many reasons for building them serverwise.. except for when you don't have access to javascript or you are limited by the power as well.
Re: Show HN: Easy SVG charts for your static site, no JavaScript
#7always on the look out for a replacement for google image charts api..... which remains super useful as long they continue to support it past EOL hehe
Re: Show HN: Easy SVG charts for your static site, no JavaScript
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't think Google Chartserver offered SVG, though, did it? I think that's a significant difference, in that the variant of this API has the potential for access to the chart elements for styling and interactivity.
But that way you are throwing away the only benefit - that it works without javascript. It's really expensive to draw graphs and it's better to be offloaded to clients. I can't think of many reasons for building them serverwise.. except for when you don't have access to javascript or you are limited by the power as well.
I disagree, as even if you did use Javascript the service is still far more accessible to a novice developer than something like the d3.js library (which I love, but has a rather steep learning curve).
Additionally, you would be surprised at how much could be accomplished in that department with just CSS.
Re: Show HN: Easy SVG charts for your static site, no JavaScript
#9Has anyone looked at SVG frameworks like snapsvg[0]? After using d3.js for awhile, I like the idea of doing something more low level in terms of rendering and interacting with svgs.
Re: Show HN: Easy SVG charts for your static site, no JavaScript
#10One small thing is that the responses aren't consistent.
For example, sometimes this is funny, and sometimes it isn't, depending on which label is assigned to which color (seemingly random).
