The Hard Parts of Data Analytics

Building powerful analytics should be an intuitive experience using flexible, open source web technologies that provide rapid results and a short learning curve.  D3.js and reactive patterns are well-known tools for building custom analytics. We’ll look at some examples and see where common patterns break down. You will also be introduced to the Playground, an open source platform that allows you to use, explore and quickly test drive your new analytic application ideas with access to public data sets (including your own Twitter data.)