The Atlas of Global Development

 

A look behind the scenes

BEHIND THE SCENES

 

Tools

Collaborative editing

Text, visualization configurations

Data for visualizations

Back end

Javascript

Routing, page templates, components

Visualization friendly

Front end

Pixi.js

Particles

SVG

D3: scales, other utilities

Visualizations

Github Pages

Deployment

R and the tidyverse

Data processing

Preview site
Live site

BEHIND THE SCENES

 

Visualization process

BEHIND THE SCENES

 

How I use AI

TL;DR: very cautiously

Chatgpt

 

Create simple utility functions: data conversion, ...

 

Explain code snippets written by others

 

Explain how to use unfamiliar libraries and functions

 

Detect syntax issues

 

Gives Python and Svelte 4 output by default

 

Github Copilot

 

When AI needs to see my code

 

Always in "Ask" mode, never in "Agent"

 

Very easy to leak secrets

 

Advice on implementation strategies

 

Plan new complex features

mAI

 

When I need to navigate the World Bank bureaucracy

TL;DR:
For boring stuff
To learn new stuff
To plan and decide on big stuff

 

A look behind the scenes of the Atlas of Global Development

By maartenzam

A look behind the scenes of the Atlas of Global Development

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