The Gamma: Programming Tools for Data Journalism

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Claims that data-driven articles become treat article as an executable program so readers can reproduce charts and see data provenance, and demonstrates a working prototype that embeds F# code and generates UI controls automatically. Uses F# type providers to map external sources into typed values, with a specific World Bank type provider for indicators and years. Shows live editing, editor completion, and dropdowns generated from code; the demo mostly works and exposes sources and metadata.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 6:19Data driven articles
3. 18:11World bank data source
4. 19:27World bank type provider
5. 21:25Auto-generated options
6. 29:11Looking for early adopters:-

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