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Software Evolution Storylines, Inspired By XKCD

Posted by timothy on from the top-that-with-sparklines dept.

jamie tips this mind-blowing data visualization concept from (naturally) data visualization researcher Michael Ogawa, who explains that it was inspired by "this XKCD comic. It represents characters as lines that converge in time as they share scenes. Could this technique be adapted for software developers who work on the same code?"

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  1. Timeline for Primer by rwa2 · · Score: -1, Redundant

    xkcd didn't really have to bungle up the Primer timeline as much as they did, though that does sort of defeat the joke:

    http://www.terminally-incoherent.com.nyud.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/primer_timeline.jpg

  2. FFS! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It's xkcd, not XKCD...

  3. FirSt post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    future. Ev3N Fly...don't fear