Dataviz expert says AI pushes him toward lower-level charting languages for finer control
randal_olson · x · 2026-09-28
Randal Olson asks how dataviz practitioners have changed their tooling since working with AI. His own finding: he now uses lower-level languages more than ever, because they give the AI fine-grained control over individual chart elements and yield better results. Thread collects peer experiences.
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