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In her presentation at the Paris.rb Conf 2020, Prakriti Gupta introduces 'All-in-One Interactive Plotting Using Daru View', a versatile Ruby library designed for data visualization. The talk covers a range of topics related to Daru View, showcasing its capabilities in creating interactive charts and tables without the need to switch to JavaScript.

Key points discussed include:
- **Introduction to Daru View**: A library capable of creating various interactive visualizations, including maps and charts. 
- **Personal Background**: Prakriti shares her journey as a Senior Designer at NIT Hamilton and her contributions to the Daru project during the 2018 Google Summer of Code.
- **Examples of Visualization**: Daru View allows for extensive customization using CSS and can accommodate multiple data formats, including Daru Data Frames and Row Vectors.
- **Different Chart Types**: Examples include basic charts, combination charts, and maps, such as a map of France demonstrating interactive features like zooming and downloading.
- **Integration with JavaScript Libraries**: Daru View leverages established libraries like Google Charts and Highcharts, providing flexibility in plotting a wide range of visualizations. 
- **Usage Experience**: The presentation illustrates how to create various types of charts (line, bar, pie, etc.) and tables using Google Charts and Highcharts, highlighting interactivity options.
- **Highstock Functionalities**: An explanation of Highstock's capabilities and how it excels in time-series data visualization.
- **Implementation**: Prakriti notes that Daru generates HTML from Ruby code, utilizing dependent gems, and advocates for reducing dependencies to enhance Ruby's capabilities in data visualization.
- **Personal Experience**: Prakriti shares insights into her contributions and challenges during her Google Summer of Code journey, encouraging others to engage with open-source projects.

Conclusions include Prakriti's encouragement for Ruby developers to contribute to scientific computing within the community. She emphasizes the importance of resources available through the SciRuby organization and expresses gratitude to those who supported her journey, reinforcing the beneficial nature of collaborative contributions to open-source projects.

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