Tag: DataCaster
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If you grew up playing Red Light, Green Light, you already understood one of the most effective forms of data visualization before you ever heard the term “data visualization.” 🟢 Green meant GO.🔴 Red meant STOP. That was it. No manual. No training session. No dashboard legend. If you twitched after someone yelled “Red light!” there was…
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Let’s start with something we can probably all agree on: spaceships are cool. As we were building API functionality into DataCaster, we needed a data-rich subject with a reliable API we could use for testing. Enter: the International Space Station (ISS). Why not have our test API track a spaceship traveling around the Earth at roughly…
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In reality, that is not entirely true. Casinos may have clocks, but casino operators are very good at creating an immersive environment to draw guests’ attention. They want people centered on the experience, not thinking about how long they have been there or when it’s time to leave. Now, flip that idea and apply it…
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Every once in a while, it’s fun to revisit an old friend. If you’ve ever learned SQL, chances are you’ve worked with the Northwind database. Microsoft introduced it in the 1990s, and decades later it’s still one of the best ways to learn relational databases and SQL queries. We still use it today. As the team behind…