DVDC @ Rocket Money! Data Viz for Everyone: The No-Code & Pro-Code Perspectives

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Join Data Viz DC for our monthly meetup to talk shop with data viz enthusiasts, meet other data visualization professionals, and learn about data visualization tools, tricks, and jobs. If you're interested in the intersection of Data Science, Visual Design, UI/UX, Art, Psychology, and Business Intelligence, this event is for you.

This is our first event at the Rocket Money offices in Silver Spring, MD-- conveniently located a short walk from the Silver Spring WMATA Red Line stop.

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Agenda

• 5:30-6:15p Food, Networking
• 6:15-6:30p Intro to Data Viz DC
• 6:30-7:15p Mapping the No-Code Data Viz Landscape - Ross Van der Linde
• 7:15-7:30p D3 in a Nutshell - Alex Gurvich

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Mapping the No-Code Data Viz Landscape: No-code data visualization tools have exploded in recent years, from powerful desktop platforms to sleek public-facing storytelling tools. But as these tools have evolved, they’ve tended to cluster at opposite ends of a spectrum -- offering either deep analytical power or highly polished presentation, but rarely both. In this talk, Ross van der Linde, founder of Mappica, will trace the evolution of the no-code ecosystem and explore how a new generation of tools can bridge that divide. He’ll walk through real examples and show how new approaches to interactivity, data handling, and layout design can support organizations as they seek to share insights and communicate with clarity.

D3 in a Nutshell: Have you ever seen a slick interactive chart on the internet? There’s a good chance it was made with D3. D3.js is a JavaScript library that renders SVG and gives you full control to build custom, pixel-perfect data visualizations. D3 code can be a terrifying mess but I’ll show you how it works and how you can actually use it. Whether you're writing raw D3 or using abstraction libraries like Recharts or Observable Plot, there’s a data-driven document for everyone.

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