Hello, 

On Thursday, September 10, 2015 at 10:26:35 PM UTC+2, Tom Breloff wrote:
>
> This may be a slightly premature announcement, but I wanted to put it out 
> there so that people that have strong opinions have a chance to give their 
> thoughts.  Here's the link:
>
> https://github.com/tbreloff/Plots.jl
>
> Plots.jl is intended to be an API/interface that sits above other plotting 
> packages (backends) and gives the user simple, consistent, and flexible 
> plotting commands.  It's a problem when someone is used to a package which 
> is great for interactive plots, but then has to re-learn and re-code new 
> plots in another package when producing publication-quality plots (or vice 
> versa).  The same goes for switching between desktop GUIs and javascript 
> technologies... sometimes one package is better than another for a specific 
> task, and it's a shame to be forced to choose.
>
> I think this is a great idea!  

---david

 

> I've implemented a bunch of functionality for both Gadfly.jl and Qwt.jl 
> backends.  See the examples to get a sense of how they differ.  I think 
> Vega.jl and UnicodePlots.jl might be next on my priority list, but please 
> let me know if I should prioritize differently.  Note: This is still a work 
> in progress, and I will probably change parts of the API, and not every 
> plot type is implemented yet.
>
> Please let me know comments, wish lists, etc.  Issues are great for 
> actionable items, comments can go here.  This effort was partially inspired 
> by various discussions here and on github, which prompted the forming of 
> https://github.com/JuliaPlot, and an effort to improve the plotting 
> landscape with tutorials and documentation.  If you're interested: 
> https://github.com/JuliaPlot/juliaplot_docs/issues
>
> Tom
>

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