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D3.js vs vx: What are the differences?
What is D3.js? A JavaScript visualization library for HTML and SVG. JavaScript library for manipulating documents based on data. Emphasises on web standards gives you the full capabilities of modern browsers without tying yourself to a proprietary framework.
What is vx? react + d3 = vx | visualization components. vx is collection of reusable low-level visualization components. vx combines the power of d3 to generate your visualization with the benefits of react for updating the DOM.
D3.js and vx can be primarily classified as "Charting Libraries" tools.
D3.js and vx are both open source tools. D3.js with 85.8K GitHub stars and 21K forks on GitHub appears to be more popular than vx with 6.15K GitHub stars and 283 GitHub forks.
Pros of D3.js
- Beautiful visualizations195
- Svg103
- Data-driven92
- Large set of examples81
- Data-driven documents61
- Visualization components24
- Transitions20
- Dynamic properties18
- Plugins16
- Transformation11
- Makes data interactive7
- Open Source4
- Enter and Exit4
- Components4
- Exhaustive3
- Backed by the new york times3
- Easy and beautiful2
- Highly customizable1
- Awesome Community Support1
- Simple elegance1
- Templates, force template1
- Angular 41
Pros of vx
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Cons of D3.js
- Beginners cant understand at all11
- Complex syntax6