Fullstack D3 and Data Visualization: Build beautiful data visualizations with D3 Hardcover – Illustrated, 29 July 2019

The book is damaged and binding is loose from the top of the spine. Disappointed for such an expensive book!

Amelia is a master of data visualizations, and this book is an incredible resource. Highly recommended for folks interested in building amazing interactive experiences with D3 and React!

Started at the beginning, making a line chart with data. Encountered first problem: they want to email you the example source code. If you have outlook, security settings block this. So, never could download source code. Why it’s not on GitHub is beyond me. Then, the second problem: The first chapter uses the darksky API which is no longer functioning. Can’t even get the same data. Awfully expensive book to run into two major problems within the first 3 minutes of opening. I’m sure the D3 content is good, but you gotta get the basics right for people paying this much.

This book is packed with good examples and walk throughs. I am very happy with the content of the book. However, the actually quality of the book itself is lacking. The binding, paper and print are all pretty low quality. I've barely read the book and the binding is already falling apart. The pages look like they were printed on a regular ol' inkjet. I feel weird complaining about this, but the text and images are a really lacking contrast which makes some of the visuals almost imperceptible. Additionally there is no index. This makes it really difficult to pinpoint information about specific topics. I've never bought a technical book with no index. It would great if the publishers gave you access to a digital copy to make up for the lack of an index.

While Amelia does a great job of leading beginners through the various topics of D3, those who are already experienced with D3 and good coding practices, may find it too basic with little advanced material coverage.I was hoping to learn how to do the things she does on her website, but alas, even after 600+ pages, we don't get even close to the complex work she has done.I do think the book is a bit overpriced, and would imagine that this is because it has big print and has a lot of repetitive diagrams that show one step at a time. This is a feature some will like since it makes for easy and light reading, but it makes the book so much longer than it otherwise would be... I wish there was less incremental diagrams and more complex instruction.Other challenges: it is graphically flawed from a page design perspective, has no index or chapter numbers.I guess I'm hoping for a more reasonably priced Volume 2 at some point where we actually learn how to make the stuff she does on her website. I get the sense that this is 5% of what she knows and I wish she went into more depth with how to make her own visualizations.