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SHOW HN2016
70points
8comments
#547of 2,264 in 2016
Top 25%of 2016 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
1 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 7 comments about the project. Thread score -0.09.
Execution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Information density argument for sparklines is well illustrated
From 1 comment
Thanks, that example illustrates the information density point very well!
rooviz on HN
Objections
Would have been better built with SVG
From 1 comment
Would have been better had you used SVG.
danielhellier on HN
A line of circles could be a simpler alternative
From 1 comment
Curious what the advantage is (in general) of sparklines over, say, a line of circles with filled in = win and empty = loss? you could use a red fill color for streaks of 4 or…
jonahx on HN
Questions
What does the partial horizontal line mean in Tufte's example
From 1 comment
What does the partial horizontal line indicate in Tufte's example?
kpil on HN
What is the advantage of sparklines over a line of circles
From 1 comment
Curious what the advantage is (in general) of sparklines over, say, a line of circles with filled in = win and empty = loss? you could use a red fill color for streaks of 4 or…
jonahx on HN
Alternatives named
Line of filled circles showing wins and losses
From 1 comment
Curious what the advantage is (in general) of sparklines over, say, a line of circles with filled in = win and empty = loss? you could use a red fill color for streaks of 4 or…
jonahx on HN