Chapter 1. Tools and Setup

It may come as a surprise to learn that using Google Visualization (Chart) Tools requires very little prior knowledge. One of the most satisfying aspects of working with this set of tools is the ease of leveraging a cloud platform. In other words, there is no requirement for high performance personal hardware and software setup that requires constant care and feeding on a laptop or desktop. While not ideal, it is even possible to develop projects from a tablet interface. In addition, with the interactive nature of the environment, real-time programming capability is a big plus during development.

In this chapter, the following topics are covered: