John Vanderaart’s previous column was about traveling, but then the normal commuting. This time he lights a tip of the veil at that work. Because what does John do on a normal working day?
I have a nice job this moment. Something with chart.js or diagrams through a Javascript library. Take a look here.
My colleagues and I intend to pimp the diagrams that our software shows. Higher resolution, more colors, handy interaction. For that I have to build a bridge between the package of service on the one hand, on the other hand a web service (with that chart.js) and then back to the package of service. That sounds simple, but it is not. And certainly not if the package of service only wants to pick up an image and cannot show HTML.
I will solve that with a web browser that – behind the scenes – turns in a sort of sandbox. In that web browser I let a webpage start that does what is needed, resulting in a reflected image. I can already tell you, “That doesn’t happen automatically.” But that does not mean that it is a nice piece of research, which ensures that I still find my work. Hold this especially, because next time I will come up with details. And by -catch! Later…
Getting started with Chart.js. Yes, you can make beautiful things with that