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Sigma.js a JavaScript library dedicated to graph drawing 1.0 is out (jcml.io)
4 points by gelnior 4513 days ago
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SEJeff 4513 days ago
Question, why would someone want to use this over say d3.js?
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yaph 4513 days ago
There are several reasons, for example:

* it's dedicated to graph drawing, it has a smaller footprint

* support for WebGL and Canvas based renderers, which is considerably faster than SVG, when you have large networks

* support for gexf files, which can be pre-rendered in exported form Gephi

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