dr 🛠️🛰️📡🎧:blobfoxcomputer:<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/dataviz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dataviz</span></a> is critical, but I don't think in pictures, I think in spatial relations and movement (is this an <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/adhd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adhd</span></a> thing?)</p><p>Movement happens in time and you usually want to viz the time axis all at once, so I've trained myself to turn "$variable vs t" into mental motion</p><p>Other times you need an interactive <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ux</span></a> and that usually means 3D</p><p>I love love love <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/pyqtgraph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pyqtgraph</span></a> for <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>python</span></a> plotting but they will be the first to tell you the 3D needs some love</p><p>My punfully-named work project has proved to be a hit[1] and I managed to get an 30y-experienced <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>software</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/developer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>developer</span></a> *with an <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> degree* assigned to it. (This is a <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> application)</p><p>She agreed that the 3D portion was neat but hard to use. She found <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/vtk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vtk</span></a>, which seems to be the perfect partner because it does 3D really well, stays out of 2D and has a <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/pyqt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pyqt</span></a> connector.</p><p>I just worked through a tutorial and, yeah, this could be a huge breakthrough in my viz apps.</p><p>[1]They think they want to change the pun name but they are wrong. An unforgettable name is money in the bank.</p>