Plotly.js Open-Source Announcement

Thank you! Was using FusionCharts in production, but I've been looking for something with the features I need already built, that's open source. This is awesome.

Re: Plotly.js Open-Source Announcement

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Post by temuze » Tue, Nov 17, 2015, 6:13 PM UTC

Thanks! It's surprising how we still don't have a good open source charting library. I've checked most of them out and Highcharts/FusionCharts blow them out of the water.

Re: Plotly.js Open-Source Announcement

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Post by masonhipp » Tue, Nov 17, 2015, 6:13 PM UTC

Very cool! Love the inclusion of SVG and not just canvas, I'm personally very invested in that format so it's nice to see the tech being pushed forward.

Re: Plotly.js Open-Source Announcement

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Post by forrestthewoods » Tue, Nov 17, 2015, 6:18 PM UTC

I'd love it plotly.js could work Medium for integration. Medium still doesn't have way to do rich, interactive charts. It makes me sad...

Re: Plotly.js Open-Source Announcement

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Nov 17, 2015, 6:21 PM UTC

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Re: Plotly.js Open-Source Announcement

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Post by minimaxir » Tue, Nov 17, 2015, 6:22 PM UTC

I've looked into plot.ly and found the feature set pretty impressive, although I was not happy with the way they handled data. Now that it's open sourced, I'll definitely try to make use of it in practical data visualization applications.

That being said, I'm not 100% sold on interactive charts. Way too many libraries (Highcharts especially) break or function poorly on mobile devices, which is a serious problem in 2015. I'll have to give plot.ly another QA audit.

Re: Plotly.js Open-Source Announcement

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Post by temuze » Tue, Nov 17, 2015, 6:24 PM UTC

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In this case, it is the license that matters.

Most charting libraries are licensed. You can use them trivially by downloading them, or inspecting them in the browser, as you suggest. However, it isn't legal.