> I need to add some charts to a Rails 3.1 application. > I've used Gruff[1] in the past, and now, researching a bit, I found a > few options, the one I liked the most is Highcharts[2]. > The thing is they're two different approaches. I think, server side > approach might be easier to maintain, but client side one might > provide a better user experience. > I'd like to hear some opinions and/or experiences if any of you can > share them with me. > I really don't know how much effort will be necessary to maintain a > client side approach and I'm trying to decide if it really worth it. > > Any comment will be appreciated.
It's been a long time since I did any charts, but the one issue I did run into when doing client side was a chart that had a couple of thousand data points (maybe more, I don't remember). What I do remember is that you noticed when the chart hd a lot of points simply due to the javascript (in the html) being that much bigger. I ended up having to munge it on the server side and lump the points into "weekly" chunks... Whether or not that's an issue for you is an entirely different matter. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
