February 2011

The shiny new FusionCharts JavaScript Library was built keeping in mind the modern JavaScript paradigm: scalable, flexible and extensible. So much so, that there are now three different ways to construct and render FusionCharts. Coding for this charting component is definitely simple, easy, intuitive and full of versatility.

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I like talking to our customers whenever I get a chance, over phone or at the expos we exhibit at. I try to understand how they are using FusionCharts and how they see their charting requirements evolving. And at the end of these conversations I typically end up asking – So what made you choose FusionCharts? Nine times out of ten, pat comes the answer – It looks great!

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4 things to know to create an intuitive drill-down interface

February 8, 2011 Charting Guidelines
4 things to know to create an intuitive drill-down interface

Drill-down charts are everywhere. They help maximize business information by presenting the data in digestible chunks. While implementing drill-down charts is no rocket science (shameless plug: especially with our first-of-its-type LinkedCharts concept), the interface for using them still has some way to go. Haven’t you ever come across a report where you had no idea that the charts could be drilled down into? Or you drilled down multiple…

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