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Published inApr 2017
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Jos Dirksen
Jos Dirksen
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Jos Dirksen

Jos Dirksen has worked as a software developer and architect for almost two decades. He has a lot of experience in many technologies, ranging from backend technologies, such as Java and Scala, to frontend development using HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and Typescript. Besides working with these technologies, Jos regularly speaks at conferences and likes to write about new and interesting technologies on his blog. He also likes to experiment with new technologies and see how they can best be used to create beautiful data visualizations. Previously, Jos has worked in many different roles in the private and public sectors, ranging from private companies such as ING, ASML, Malmberg, and Philips to organizations in the public sector, such as the Department of Defense and the Port of Rotterdam.
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Simple streaming line

For our first example, we're going to create two simple streaming lines. The result we'll be aiming for is the following (which you can see by opening up the DVD3/src/chapter-06/D06-01.html example):

In this image, we have got two horizontal lines which move from the right of the screen to the left. Whenever you move your mouse, the distance traveled is stored and rendered as two lines. Each point in the graph represents the total distance traveled along the x-axis or the y-axis. The bottom of this graph is a simple axis which shows the current time, and which moves together with the line graph.

To accomplish this graph, we need to take the following steps:

  1. The first thing we need to do is define the various scales which we can use for rendering the scale at the bottom, and which we use to determine the x and y positions of each graph element.
  2. When we've got the scales, we...
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Published in: Apr 2017Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781786463494

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Jos Dirksen

Jos Dirksen has worked as a software developer and architect for almost two decades. He has a lot of experience in many technologies, ranging from backend technologies, such as Java and Scala, to frontend development using HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and Typescript. Besides working with these technologies, Jos regularly speaks at conferences and likes to write about new and interesting technologies on his blog. He also likes to experiment with new technologies and see how they can best be used to create beautiful data visualizations. Previously, Jos has worked in many different roles in the private and public sectors, ranging from private companies such as ING, ASML, Malmberg, and Philips to organizations in the public sector, such as the Department of Defense and the Port of Rotterdam.
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