Sigma.js a JavaScript library dedicated to graph drawing 1.0 is outjcml.io 4 pointsgelnior12 years ago2 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−SEJeff12yQuestion, why would someone want to use this over say d3.js?−yaph12yThere are several reasons, for example:* it's dedicated to graph drawing, it has a smaller footprint* support for WebGL and Canvas based renderers, which is considerably faster than SVG, when you have large networks* support for gexf files, which can be pre-rendered in exported form Gephi
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Question, why would someone want to use this over say d3.js?
There are several reasons, for example:
* it's dedicated to graph drawing, it has a smaller footprint
* support for WebGL and Canvas based renderers, which is considerably faster than SVG, when you have large networks
* support for gexf files, which can be pre-rendered in exported form Gephi