bothness.bsky.social
Architect // #DataViz storyteller // UX coder. Making useful stuff with #OpenData at the ONS. Occasionally #PalOpenMaps. Views my own. Portfolio @ ahmadbarclay.com
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Wouldn't that be vOwElcAsE with a lowercase w? I guess there should also be a CoNSoNaNTCaSe and of course I missed SCREAMING_SNAKE_CASE to distinguish constants from variables
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Hadn't heard of that, but it seems to start with a capital letter by convention, so I still hold that cLoWnCaSe is different to SpOnGeBoBcAsE until proven otherwise www.spongebobcase.com
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I actually hadn't heard the term PascalCase before. The only difference from camelCase is that the first letter is capitalised. In Javascript (and I guess some other languages?) people use PascalCase for things like classes and components (eg. in React), and typically camelCase for most other things
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Hi Steve. If you're referring to the best-fit methodology for matching a boundary to small area geographies, this follows the best practice recommended by ONS geography (geoportal.statistics.gov.uk/datasets/f0a...). The underlying geographies for a selection can be viewed on the profile builder page
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Hi Dean. This tool is provided as an enhancement on the underlying raw data for small areas that we publish. Sadly, we're not aware of an appropriate mechanism that would allow users with certain accessibility needs to draw arbitrary shapes on a map. Please do share any discoveries that you make!
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Thanks Gregor. I'll experiment with a few approaches. For background, we used svelte/animate in our existing (very limited) #LayerCake driven charts library, but have been keen to explore the concept of leveraging CSS transitions for enhanced performance. onsvisual.github.io/svelte-charts/
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Really exciting stuff... We were looking to overhaul our #Svelte charts library at #ONS but this might meet our needs and more! Is there a mechanism you'd recommend for transitions? I tried this quick hack using CSS, but wondering if you had another approach in mind? svelte.dev/playground/c...
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I literally communicate numbers for a living and the only part of this I think I can make sense of is the red and green triangles for up and down
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Same energy!🥹
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So long as you don't mind "can solve those annoying sliding tile puzzles that you hated as a kid" being a prerequisite criteria for people being able to access your website😅
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If you're interested in the book, or in #VisualizingPalestine as a project, you can find more info here: visualizingpalestine.org/book/
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Harvard already did bsky.app/profile/lydi...
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On the topic of the Bank Holidays API, it may well be the most quintessentially British API in existence, with a boolean (true/false) value for "bunting".
And, in case you were wondering, every bank holiday is a good day for bunting unless someone died for our sins! www.api.gov.uk/gds/bank-hol...
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On the topic of the Bank Holidays API, it may well be the most quintessentially British API in existence, with a boolean (true/false) value for "bunting".
And, in case you were wondering, every bank holiday is a good day for bunting unless someone died for our sins! www.api.gov.uk/gds/bank-hol...
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Kudos to @broadpeter.bsky.social @frankdonnarumma.bsky.social and team for putting this tool together. Under the hood it relies on a CSV data file and the UK Bank Holidays API. Everything else is fully automated. www.api.gov.uk/gds/bank-hol...
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I've used binder clips as a fidget toy in the past, but no longer. Always had a habit of eventually catching a finger inside or, worse, a lip. Back to the safety of pen lids for me...
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I wrote this over a decade ago. It still applies. www.standard.co.uk/comment/comm...
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In context, to date, Tesla shares have only reverted to where they were before Trump was elected, and today's "rebound" is barely a blip
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Looking back, I can't believe Tufte tarred this iconic visual with the same "chart junk" brush as this hot mess
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Blockchain hype left Web X.0 with such a bad smell that AI hype isn't even willing to hold its nose to get in on the action
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These datasets aren't published by ONS, but depending on what you need I believe MHCLG probably have relevant data, eg:
- www.gov.uk/government/c...
- www.gov.uk/government/s...
Also, Commons Library have a useful dashboard on local authority finances:
- commonslibrary.parliament.uk/local-author...
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Thanks Ann. That's definitely the intention. Do please fill in the survey if there are specific examples you'd like to highlight: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/RetailNovw...
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Thanks Liz. Interested to know if you'd also like to see mini-charts/sparklines in this space? It's another option we're looking at to highlight trends. If you have a few minutes to spare, please do share any feedback you have in the survey. www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/RetailNovw...
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You can share your feedback on all aspects of the new #ONS preview website via this survey: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/RetailNovw...
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I wanted to highlight in particular this new waterfall chart (left) which illustrates the breakdown of how inflation changed from the previous month, replacing the bar chart (right) from previous publications.