January 2, 2024 by Andrew Burnett-Thompson

Best JavaScript Chart Libraries 2024: Finding the Right Fit for Your JS Applications

As the new year approaches, I’d like to review the landscape for JavaScript Chart libraries in 2024. Javascript is a popular language used by millions of applications worldwide. There are many Javascript chart libraries available, and choosing the right one can be a difficult decision. “Best” is a subjective term, so we’re going to explore which selection criteria to apply for your specific needs, whether that’s ease of use, big data, complexity, or simplicity.

A Brief Overview of the JavaScript Chart Library Landscape in 2024

Searching on npm.js for ‘Chart‘ yields 6,000 packages. The most popular appear at the top of the search, which includes chart.js with almost 2 million downloads per week, recharts; a popular react JS chart library, d3.js; a popular (but complex) raw SVG data-visualization library, ApexCharts, Plotly, SciChart and more.

Packages for Store Routines in MariaDB 11.4
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MariaDB 11.4 introduced many advanced features. One that grabbed my attention is the general support of packages for stored routines. Although this was previously available by activating the Oracle compatibility mode, now the feature is available gener... […]
Maintain Chat History in Generative AI Apps With Valkey
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A while back I wrote up a blog post on how to use Redis as a chat history component with LangChain. Since LangChain already had Redis chat history available as a component, it was quite convenient to write a client application. But, that's not the same... […]
Knowledge Graph Enlightenment, AI, and RAG
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In the previous edition of the YotG newsletter, the wave of Generative AI hype was probably at its all-time high. Today, while Generative AI is still talked about and trialed, the hype is subsiding. Skepticism is settling in, and for good reason. Repor... […]
Building an Effective Zero Trust Security Strategy for End-To-End Cyber Risk Management
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You've probably heard a lot about zero-trust security lately, and for good reason. As we move more of our applications and data to the cloud, the traditional castle-and-moat approach to security just doesn't cut it anymore. This makes me come... […]
Phased Approach to Data Warehouse Modernization
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A modernized database will help you focus on building innovative solutions rather than investing your time and effort in managing these legacy systems. Based on the scale of your existing data warehouse processes or jobs, it can be an enormous task to ... […]