D3.js vs. Ignite UI

D3.js is great for visualizing with medium and small size datasets. It's also great for prototyping visualizations quickly and sharing on the web so others can view it without having to install any software on their machines

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Angular is our framework of choice for a number of reasons. Business data is almost always displayed in a grid format. It makes sense to start with a strong widget that is powerful and fast when building applications. Ignite UI provides a complete toolset of widgets for other frameworks, but Angular is our focus. Ignite UI is helping us deliver a great UX/UI.

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• Wide variety of visualization collections.
• Easy to customize existing visualization collections and add extended functionality.
• It takes some learning curve, but after that, it's easy to reuse across multiple similar problems with little changes.

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• The examples are great and close enough to real-life usage to be truly helpful
• The OOB configuration and themes are good. They are very configurable.
• The touch support and response web are built in, allowing the same code to work well on desktop and phone.

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• Has a steep initial learning curve.
• It is slow when dealing with really large datasets.
• Not great for making maps.

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• I would like to see examples with security tokens. It really isn't an Ignite UI issue, but would be helpful.
• Some of the examples are over-simplified, not how the products would be used in real life.

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Support can be improved by providing more educational videos.

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D3.js gives a better aesthetic feel on the charts and as a developer, it gives more options to customize on the charts.

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We tried DevExpress when we started a project a couple of years ago. At the time, the documentation and ease of use went to Infragistics. When trying new or updated tools, the documentation and samples are everything. Having minimal documentation or documentation that seems to be written for people that already know how to use the product is just plain frustrating. Samples need to be something close to the real-life usage of the product.

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• Rapid Development using templates helps faster delivery of the project.
• Documentation requires a lot of time to study.
• D3 creates high-quality visual effects which can be used over large screens.

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• There is a learning curve, of course, but the comparisons between the projects with and without Ignite UI are worth it.
• The time savings on development is very real. The built-in functionality is amazing.
• We are able to focus on features rather than getting the look and feel of our deliverable.

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