Sigma.js: a JavaScript library for graph drawing
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HN comment orderBetter/faster Javascript interactive graph visualization engines: - https://github.com/anvaka/ngraph.pixel - https://github.com/anvaka/VivaGraphJS and for large graphs: - https://github.com/anvaka/pm with a pretty impressive example, displaying the whole internet (BGP adjacencies): http://as2914.net/
I started a project a couple months ago to create a 3D graph library similar to Sigma.js using ThreeJS (WebGL). You can check it out here https://github.com/frewsxcv/graphosaurus And a really crappy demo (give it a few seconds to load): http://vps.rwell.org/index-eve.html
I am formerly a big fan and user of Gephi, so I think graph drawing is "important enough" to deserve its own JavaScript library, which is why I made sigma.js. I know d3.js is already a great tool, but it looked hardcore for me to tweak it to draw graphs on a Canvas element (it is more easy to use SVG elements). And basically, using a Canvas makes it much more scalable. About the features to come, you can check…
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- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 419
- Total comments
- 75
100+ points or 50+ comments
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Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-22 | Sigma.js: a lightweight JavaScript library to draw graphs | franckcuny | 36 | 5 |
| 2012-06-09 | Sigma.js - Web network visualization made easy. | xbryanx | 2 | 0 |
| 2014-02-04 | Sigma.js, a JavaScript library dedicated to graph drawingFirst breakout | Yomguithereal | 170 | 36 |
| 2015-11-15 | Sigma.js: a JavaScript library for graph drawingBest thread · Latest 20+ point return | tlack | 201 | 34 |
| 2016-02-17 | Sigma.js – v1.1.0: a JavaScript library for graph drawing | bricss | 10 | 0 |