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Creator of D3 and Observable; builds interactive data visualization and computational notebook infrastructure.

data visualization libraries and grammarsreactive dataflow and notebook runtimesgeospatial data formats and toolsHTML and template safetyfast filtering and aggregationSVG path parsing and manipulation

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Mike Bostock

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@mbostock

Creator of D3 and co-founder of Observable, Bostock makes visualization infrastructure that's become foundational to the field—from d3 to practical utilities like shapefile for spatial data parsing and stack for presentation-driven storytelling.

Crossfilter. I built a tool that filters millions of records in your browser instantly.

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Delaunator. I built a fast JavaScript tool that triangulates scattered points.

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Cubism. I built a tool that visualizes live data streams as interactive charts.

4.9k

Notebook Kit. I made a tool that turns Observable Notebooks into websites.

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TopoJSON. I built a format that makes map files smaller by sharing geography.

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US Atlas. I packaged U.S. Census maps into files ready to visualize.

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ArraySource. I made a way to read arrays as standard data streams.

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Relative Time. I made a tool that displays dates in everyday language across all languages.

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Queue. I made a tiny tool that runs background tasks with controlled speed.

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Topoedit. I built a visual editor for geographic map data files.

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US Rivers. I made a detailed map of every U.S. river and stream.

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Flood Fill. I made a tool that fills connected areas with random colors.

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Shapefile. I built a tool that reads geographic map data files in JavaScript.

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Stack. I made a presentation tool where scrolling replaces slide clicks.

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Gistup. I built a tool that uploads files to GitHub snippets and lets you update them with git.

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Solar Calculator. I built a tool that calculates the sun's position for any date and place.

154

Node Envy. I made a tool that runs browser code on servers.

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Crom Test Bar. I wrote a test tool for checking software package dependencies.

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Mongo-Mock. I made an in-memory fake MongoDB for unit testing.

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ASCII. I built a tool that converts special characters in JavaScript code to simple text.

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Isoformat. I built a date formatter that makes dates shorter and more readable.

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Path Data. I built a tool that cleans up and standardizes SVG shape instructions.

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JSON to Module. I built a tool that converts JSON files into reusable code modules.

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File Source. I built a way to read files in chunks using standard web stream patterns.

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Cube Logplex. I built a tool that shows Heroku app logs as a live dashboard.

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NNS. I wrote a tool for building interactive charts on websites.

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Topotree. I built a tool that finds relationships between shapes on maps.

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Stream Source. I wrote a tool that reads Node streams using browser-standard stream methods.

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RW. I fixed how Node reads and writes piped data so it actually works.

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CStree. I built a format for storing tree data as comma-separated text.

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RW. I built a simpler tool for reading and writing files.

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world-atlas. Pre-built TopoJSON from Natural Earth.

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Mappy. I made a tool that draws maps on servers without opening a browser.

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Hide Flickr Eyebrow. I made a Chrome extension that removes Flickr's annoying interface elements.

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Polly-B-Gone. I made a 3D physics puzzle game where a robot escapes a laboratory.

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Hexbin. I made a tool that groups scattered data points into hexagonal patterns.

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Crom Test. I made a test tool for checking if code dependencies work together.

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ndjson-cli. I made command-line tools for processing JSON data streams.

280

Just ASCII. I wrote a tool that converts special characters in JavaScript to plain ASCII.

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Rollup Test Case. I created a test case that reproduces a Rollup bundling issue.

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Svjimmy. I made a bookmarklet that saves SVG images as PNG files.

75

Framework Help. I gathered examples and answers for Observable Framework questions.

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Path Source. I built a tool that reads files and web pages as standard streams.

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Sankey. I made a tool that draws flow diagrams showing how things move between places.

933

InternMap. I built a smarter Map that treats equivalent values as the same key.

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Git Static. I made a file server that pulls directly from your Git history.

115

Mike Bostock. I made a redirect to my portfolio website.

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ColorBrewer Theme. I made color themes for Sublime Text based on proven color science.

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Preamble. I built a tool that generates copyright headers from project metadata.

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Twitch Chat Relay. I built a service that lets apps listen to Twitch chat messages.

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