What are the best resources to learn D3.js?

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What are the best resources to learn D3.js?

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Best resources to learn D3.js	Price	Last Updated
-- Treehouse D3.js course	-	Aug 11, 2017
-- Scott Murray Tutorials	-	Jan 9, 2016
-- D3 Tips and Tricks	-	Jan 9, 2016
-- Hackr.io	0	Feb 21, 2018
-- D3 Gallery	-	Jan 9, 2016

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Treehouse D3.js course

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Provides additional learning material

At the end of most videos throughout the course, the Treehouse instructor provides additional resources (such as links to documentation or examples) that complement the concepts covered in that video. See More

Top Con

Not an in-depth resource

This course will give you some idea of what you can do with D3.js, however it doesn't cover many of the useful functionalities. You will have to seek out other resources to complement your learning in order to fully utilize D3.js. See More

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Easy to follow videos

The tutorial videos in this course are longer than many of the other Treehouse courses, yet still remain easy to follow and very engaging. The material is presented at a reasonable pace and everything is clearly explained. See More

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score 3 · Answer 2

Scott Murray Tutorials

Top Pro

Concise tutorials

The tutorials are written in a way that makes them clear and informative without being bulky. Due to the tutorials being example-heavy, you are able to see the concepts learned in code after every step. See More

Top Con

Doesn't go into detail

These tutorials are a great place for a beginner to start, but if you want to do more advanced things with the library then you'll have to continue with another resource. However Scott Murray has a book, "Interactive Data Visualization for the Web" that extends his online tutorials. See More

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Easy to work through only what's relevant

If you have a specific project in mind, the set-up of these tutorials make it easy to read through the chapters only relevant to what you need, without feeling lost. See More

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D3 Tips and Tricks

Top Pro

Beginner-friendly

You don't need to have any prior experience with D3.js to understand this book. The author starts with the basics and introduces new concepts at a good pace. See More

Top Con

Difficult format to follow online

The free only version is all the material placed on one page. It's quite a bit difficult to follow as the material is quite tightly placed and you have to scroll back to the top any time you want to refer to the table of contents. See More

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You can read for free online

It's available completely free online. See More

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score 2 · Answer 4

Hackr.io

Top Pro

Recommendation for every programming language/framework/library

You can find Python as well as Jenkins. See More

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Community trust

Instead of getting a recommendation from a single dev, you get recommendation from the entire programming community. See More

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Nice filters

Free, video, book, beginner, advanced, etc. See More

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score 2 · Answer 5

D3 Gallery

Top Pro

Updated often

The gallery is updated frequently with improvements and new examples. See More

Top Con

Examples only

The D3 gallery isn't a tutorial, it only shows examples of graphs created with D3. For someone completely new to D3, this would likely be an overwhelming place to start. See More

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A lot of visual appealing examples including source code

There are hundreds of examples to look at, including the source code. This will give you a great idea of what D3.js is capable of. See More

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D3.js in Action

Top Pro

Some material available for free

Three chapters of the book are available as a free download. See More

Top Con

Intimidating for beginners

Due to the heavy volume of information packed into the book, it can be a discouraging place to start for someone new to D3.js. See More

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Comprehensive resource

D3.js in Action is 352 pages long and provides a strong foundation in D3.js before providing you with a comprehensive list of ways it can be used. See More

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D3.js - the art of data visualization

score 2 · Answer 8

Mastering data visualization with D3.js - Adam Janes (Udemy)

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D3js.org

Top Pro

Strong documentation

D3js.org provides a long list of examples demonstrating the library in use, and the code for those examples. D3js.org is also where the documentation for the library can be found (such as a list of all the methods available). See More

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Not beginner friendly

Though D3js.org provides some tutorials, the documentation is better suited for developers who have already been introduced to the library and need to reference the official documentation. Someone new to D3.js will most likely find themselves unsure where to start. See More

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Getting Started with D3

Top Pro

Good introduction to D3.js

Getting Started with D3 is a good starting point for learning about the library. The book takes you through set up, basic concepts and provides examples to reinforce what you're learning. See More

Top Con

Barely scratches the surface

Getting Started with D3 barely touches on the the functionalities of this powerful library. It does a poor job of giving the reader a feel for the different features and it's possibilities. See More

10 Options Considered

My Recommendation for Treehouse D3.js course

My Recommendation for Treehouse D3.js course

Provides additional learning material

Not an in-depth resource

Easy to follow videos

My Recommendation for Scott Murray Tutorials

My Recommendation for Scott Murray Tutorials

Concise tutorials

Doesn't go into detail

Easy to work through only what's relevant

My Recommendation for D3 Tips and Tricks

My Recommendation for D3 Tips and Tricks

Beginner-friendly

Difficult format to follow online

You can read for free online

My Recommendation for Hackr.io

My Recommendation for Hackr.io

Recommendation for every programming language/framework/library

Community trust

Nice filters

My Recommendation for D3 Gallery

My Recommendation for D3 Gallery

Updated often

Examples only

A lot of visual appealing examples including source code

My Recommendation for D3.js in Action

My Recommendation for D3.js in Action

Some material available for free

Intimidating for beginners

Comprehensive resource

My Recommendation for D3.js - the art of data visualization

My Recommendation for D3.js - the art of data visualization

My Recommendation for Mastering data visualization with D3.js - Adam Janes (Udemy)

My Recommendation for Mastering data visualization with D3.js - Adam Janes (Udemy)

My Recommendation for D3js.org

My Recommendation for D3js.org

Strong documentation

Not beginner friendly

My Recommendation for Getting Started with D3

My Recommendation for Getting Started with D3

Good introduction to D3.js

Barely scratches the surface

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