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abc_lisper
This is not new. I remember trying it 4 years ago.
B1FF_PSUVM
Any impressions to share? Useful, pretty, neat but ... ?
edwingustafson
I used this once to illustrate software development work to non-technical colleagues. It succeeded in showing them how many small changes from many people come together into the final product.
sythe2o0
I liked using it as a motivational tool, to remind myself how far a project had gone and how I'd contributed, but that's about it
kodablah
Pretty neat, not that useful because non-interactive video visualizations rarely are. Also can be used to visualize other things. I've used it to show forum activity for example.
ChristianGeek
Non-interactive video visualizations were useful for decades before interactive ones became available, and still are when done well (which isn't as rare as you imply). They also reach a much wider audience.
abc_lisper
Pretty, neat, attracts crowds for once or twice. Didn't know how to make use of it.
xtracto
I have used it several times when presenting the stuff we have done at my current job (i.e. show how we have grown from a 2 person startup to a 15 Engineer shop). Undergrads like it a lot.

The only thing that I think it is missing is having a "size" of each node to represent the size of the file. That will give a lot more visibility on changes.

jalfresi
Anyone one know what type of tree diagrams these are? I'd love to generate a file system directory structure in that style of tree diagram
robinwarren
Force directed graphs. D3js has a solid implementation
andrewmcwatters
Even though Gource isn't new, it's fantastic software that people should be aware of!
ivan_ah
I wasted the whole day looking at the history of various repos. WARNING, this is addictive...

To install on Mac OX X, run:

    brew install boost glm glew sdl_image
    ./configure
    make
flatcakes
It's even easier than that:

    brew install gource
reubano
Or `sudo port install gource`
deavmi
I have used it and it is awesome. Check out their Web server log visualizer.