XML has two different interfaces or APIs. You might ask, why do we even need an API to interface with such a simple format, never mind two?
If you accessed your XML directly, you could build a parser that would recognize tags (”<tagname>blah</tagname>”), and process them sequentially. How would you do this yourself? Well, you’d probably [...]
Comparison of some online chart and graph visualization sites. All are free, some may have pro upgrades. All except Google’s charts API require you to upload your data to their site. Let me know if there are other good ones I am missing!
site
viz types
externally embe- ddable
savable/
download- able
progra-mmatic interface
GUI interface
ongoing/ live data collection
live/dynamic display
public/ private
Many Eyes [...]
being in school these days, sometimes i find myself spending as much time in class pondering HOW i am learning what’s being taught, as i do learning what’s being taught.
most of my observations have to do with why traditional one-to-many classes are sub-optimal learning experiences, but i wont promise they’ll all be like that.
anyway, observation [...]
sarah and i were at my mom and brian’s open studio this weekend. i really enjoy the perspective on art and art communities that i get through them, and as a science and tech geek, find myself often comparing and contrasting the various ways that the art community engages and shares with one another, versus [...]
i’ve started a page about GPS life logging. currently there’s information on understanding the raw NMEA format and considerations in selecting a device. i’ll be adding more as i go along…
