Istvan Korompai·Sep 16What’s a “Handmade Data Object” Anyway?At the Starschema data visualization team, we pride ourselves on keeping up and engaging with the global dataviz community, including industry trends and publications. Sometimes, that inspires us to throw our tried-and-true, state-of-the-art tools out the window and try our hand at unconventional approaches to our craft. …Dataviz4 min read
Zsolt Palmai·Aug 23Major Elements for Tableau Update Adds Managed Databases, Easy Scriptability and MoreIn its biggest update yet, Elements for Tableau — Starschema’s write-back and dashboard collaboration extension — expands its feature set to enable even easier and deeper integration into workflows. …Data Visualization4 min read
Tamas Foldi·Aug 15Extending Airbyte: Creating a Source Connector for WrikeThe data ingestion tool business is anything but new, and there are many solutions on the market, all with different histories and superpowers. …Data Engineering8 min read
Rody Zakovich·Aug 11Introducing TabCSS, Your Shortcut to Styled Backgrounds in TableauTabCSS is a new extension I wrote to help Tableau developers create awesome dashboard designs quickly and easily by adding styled backgrounds to dashboard objects and containers without having to use external tools and background images. The extension is simple to use — but there is still a learning curve…Tableau Extension8 min read
Valkó Máté·Jun 22Advanced Server-side Filtering for Tables in AppsmithSay you’re a data engineer tasked with creating a user-friendly UI capable of filtering one of your SQL tables. Since you don’t have in-depth frontend knowledge, you turn to low-code/no-code platforms to create attractive UI interfaces in minutes instead of spending days coding everything from scratch. …Appsmith7 min read
Anjan Banerjee·Jun 10Web3 is Lemons — Go Make LemonadeIt would be a mistake to write off web3 as merely a ploy to sell companies and the public on crypto and NFTs. …Data Engineering8 min read
Desiree' Abbott·May 10Four Things Data Viz Practitioners Can Do to “Get Better at Design”So, you’ve gotten pretty good at making visualizations in your chosen tool. Your next challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to learn about how to make them look better. …Data Visualization8 min read
Zsolt Palmai·Apr 28Fivetran Acquires HVR: You’re in for a TreatFivetran’s acquisition of HVR recently made waves across the data world. Both technologies have been staples of modern data stack design: Fivetran is a leader in automated data integration and HVR has been a major player in large-scale data replication. …Data Engineering5 min read
Chris von Csefalvay·Apr 1As We May See: The World after DashboardsIn 1945, influential scientist and government advisor Vannevar Bush published As We May Think, an article of remarkable foresight. In less than a dozen pages, he outlined many futuristic technologies that have come to pass, including hypertext, the personal computer and speech recognition. …Data Science5 min read
Robert Crocker·Jan 12Streamline Authentication with Tableau’s Connected AppsIntroduction With Tableau’s recent release of Connected Apps, securely embedding visualizations in your customer portal or third-party applications just became much simpler — and there are few features more important to our applications than security. …Tableau6 min read
