Lab notes
Lab notes
Short technical notes that sit next to the demos, docs, and papers. Each note answers one question and links to the pages it relates to.
What lives in this section
The lab notes are the in-between writing. They are shorter than the pillar pages and longer than a FAQ answer. They answer one technical question each, and they sit next to the demos, docs, and papers they relate to.
There are five notes at the moment. The set will grow slowly. Notes are added when there is something worth saying, not on a schedule.
The notes
- Ubigraph server and graph streaming - the viewer’s streaming model and how it shapes the rest of the API.
- XML-RPC graph control - the small set of calls a working client needs.
- Graph visualisation alternatives - working substitutes when the original viewer is not available.
- Random graph layout notes - the layout behaviours that random graphs surface.
- C++ template papers and graph tools - where the references shelf connects to graph tooling.
How to read them
Each note links to the demo, doc, or paper it relates to. You can read them in any order. The XML-RPC note is the one that ties most of the others together; the graph streaming note is the natural follow-up.
If you are looking for a long-form introduction to what Ubigraph is, the pillar page is the right place to start. The lab notes assume you have already read that.
What the notes are not
A few things the lab notes deliberately are not:
- A news feed. Nothing here is about trending tools or industry commentary.
- A roundup. Each note is one topic. Lists of vaguely related tools live elsewhere.
- A diary. The notes do not narrate the site’s own development.
- A tutorial series. Each note stands alone. They do not assume you have read the others.
The point of the section is that it stays small, stays specific, and keeps to its topic.