Tom Barker - Pro Data Visualization using R and JavaScript

Pro Data Visualization using R and JavaScript

Tom Barker

Pro Data Visualization using R and JavaScript

Copyright 2013 by Tom Barker

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For my grandmother, Ann Biango, who passed away during the creation of this book. I was very lucky to have her in my life for as long as I did.

Contents at a Glance

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About the Author

Tom Barker is the Senior Manager of Web Development at Comcast. He has authored Pro JavaScript Performance: Monitoring and Visualization and co-authored Foundation Website Creation with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. Tom has also served as an adjunct professor at Philadelphia University for the last 10 years. He lives outside of Philadelphia with his wife and two children.

About the Technical Reviewer

Matthew Canning is an author, speaker, and experienced technical leader who has served in engineering and management roles at some of the worlds largest companies. Aside from technology, he writes and presents on subjects such as memory, mental calculation, and productivity. He currently lives outside Philadelphia with his wife and daughter.

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Acknowledgments

I want to thank Ben Renow-Clarke for thinking of me for this great project. I want to thank Matthew Moodie and Christine Rickets and the rest of the team at Apress for their guidance and direction. I want to thank Matt Canning for helping me see the code with fresh eyes and for keeping me honest.

I want to thank my team at Comcast: every one of you is amazing and I am made better by being a part of such an incredible team.