Generating Fake Data for Dashboards and Data Visualizations

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  • casual

    Fake data generator for javascript

  • In the past, I have relied on Google Sheets and a combination of array formulas, vlookups, random value generators to create fake datasets. This approach worked for small, one off datasets. Any time I needed to generate more than 1000 records or needed to update a dataset, this approach proved to be tedious. I also explored Faker and Casual (both of which are fantastic tools) but found that the data they generate was too abstract and that the implementation wasn't ideal for large datasets. I wanted a tool that:

  • data-spring

    Easily generate a dummy dataset based on a provided config

  • To solve this issue, I started developing Data Spring and the associated CLI.

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