There is no better way to understand data than by visualizing it with charts and diagrams. The JS community has some great open-source projects that make data visualization easier, however, there has not been a go-to solution for building real-time backends that can back these charts and make them real-time. With GraphQL (which has a well-defined spec for real-time subscriptions), we can get a real-time backend running within seconds and use it to power real-time charts. In this article, Rishichandra Wawhal will explain how to build real-time charts with open-source technologies apt for exactly this particular task.
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