Real-Time Visualization With React and D3.js

The blog post by Katarina Supe details the creation of a React app integrated with WebSocket to visualize real-time streaming data using D3.js, focusing on Twitter users who retweeted with the hashtag #christmas. The application is part of a dockerized system consisting of five services, including a Python script for collecting retweets, a Kafka cluster for data streaming, and a Memgraph platform for analytics. The frontend, built using create-react-app, employs D3.js to draw and update graphs based on dynamic community detection and PageRank algorithms. The process involves setting up WebSocket connections within React component lifecycle methods to handle real-time data updates and using D3.js for rendering and updating SVG elements. The blog emphasizes the learning experience gained from developing this application and acknowledges resources such as a Reddit network explorer for additional insights into real-time visualization techniques.