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Show HN: Text-to-Chart – embeddable natural language charts

2 pointsby typpoabout 2 years ago

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typpoabout 2 years ago
Hi HN,<p>I maintain a chart generation service, QuickChart (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;typpo&#x2F;quickchart">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;typpo&#x2F;quickchart</a>), which renders millions of charts per day. The most consistent pain point for users is that charts require some programming ability, or at least a strict JSON schema.<p>The idea is to make chart creation more approachable. Instead of messing around with D3 or Chart.js for a one-off, you can just embed <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;quickchart.io&#x2F;natural&#x2F;red_bar_chart" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;quickchart.io&#x2F;natural&#x2F;red_bar_chart</a> in an image tag or iframe and call it a day. GPT generates a reasonable look &amp; feel.<p>After you have a template that you&#x27;re happy with, you can modify the chart with precision, e.g. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;quickchart.io&#x2F;natural&#x2F;red_bar_chart?data1=3,5,7" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;quickchart.io&#x2F;natural&#x2F;red_bar_chart?data1=3,5,7</a>. The idea is that you don&#x27;t have to mess around with chart configs, hosting, etc.<p>I welcome your thoughts &amp; feedback.