AngularJS vs. D3.js vs. Ignite UI

In scenarios where a frontend software is needed to be developed and it needs to have support for various third party modules like customisable tables for showing data and calendar, button elements etc and when support is needed in debugging issues with the software, AngularJS is recommended as it is heavily used by a number of people.

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It's well suited for dynamic data, especially when multiple users are using the application and generating data, it helps us to get analytics of the data for users.

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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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• software building
• maintanence
• third party module support

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• It provides multiple ways of visualizing data easily.
• It is fast and light on system resources. It is built with JavaScript and visualizations can be easily hosted on the web across browsers.
• It has a huge community backing it so it is easy to find people to help with whatever you're doing.

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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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• it is heavy, can lead to frontend being heavy and laggy at times
• whole page in case a value changes on a page
• big issue when converting your code from Angular 1 to Angular 2+

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• Hard to code, not a kids play toy.
• No tutorial from official documentation.
• Requires web development experience.

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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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It is a great framework to build softwares with support for its features and vast number of courses to understand, learn and when stuck, debug the issues faced while developing. Many free of cost modules and third party libraries which one can download and use along with some paid ones with great support and resources to help build using those libraries.

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Support can be improved by providing more educational videos.

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AngularJS is older and has more module/package support but is way heavier as compared to React while React is light weight and has concepts like virtual DOM to make the project light and save time from unnecessary reloading of the whole page. AngularJS is better when it comes to module and third party package support.

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Protoviz does not require as much knowledge of programming to build visualizations as with D3.js or Google Charts. Highcharts or AnyChart are other alternatives that are more specific to building charts only

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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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• Frontend development and maintenance
• Good support for the third party paid modules that you use
• Easy to grasp concepts and unique concepts like observables

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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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