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by alanbernstein 168 days ago
Why do treemaps suck?
1 comments
Espressosaurus 168 days ago
It's not as straightforward to compare area as sorted length.

Look at the example in the link and try to make sense of it.

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alanbernstein 168 days ago
I do agree that both styles of treemap shown in the article are inadequate for various reasons, but I don't think that applies to treemaps as a whole.
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