Daniel Kantor has a pretty nifty repo called just-dashboard that lets you make charts using YAML (Yet Another Markup Language) or JSON (JavaScript Object Notation). YAML and JSON for the most part are human readable and don’t have a huge learning curve to pick up. One neat feature is that the library will work with Github Gists. You can see the … Read More
Quick Hit: Craig Kerstiens’s Postgresql Hidden Gems
Postgresql guru Craig Kerstiens has a long but great list of Postgresql hidden gems submitted by his Twitter followers. I’m one of those guys who never finds time to pore over documentation and only look up commands when I need them; so I found this particular psql tip to be very useful: @jbrancha – In psql, setting ‘\x auto’ so that wide … Read More
How to Send Reports to a Slack Channel
My work colleague Steven, often tells me that it bothers him when he’s forced to visit and log into many places to get the company reports he needs. He wants to avoid logging into separate reporting portals, intranet sites, file shares or native apps and would rather have his info prepared specifically for him on the communication tools he currently … Read More
Quick Hit: Visualizing Incomplete and Missing Data
Nathan Yau has a nicely written article on how to visualize incomplete and missing data on his Flowing Data site. I’ve been following Nathan Yau on and off for about a decade now, and speaking for myself, he’s up there with Edward Tufte and Stephen Few when it comes to required reading for report design in the field of business … Read More