
import { Image } from 'astro:assets';
import visualPoster from '../assets/images/visual-vocabulary-poster.png';
import Note from '../../components/Note.astro';


## Best Practices

### Short sections
Break content into **small, purpose‑driven sections**. Each section should answer a **single question** or support one idea. This improves **scanability**, helps readers navigate with the TOC, and makes later edits safer.

### Clear, minimal annotations
Favor **concise captions** and callouts that clarify what to look at and why it matters. In code, **highlight just the lines** that carry the idea; avoid verbose commentary. **Precision beats volume**.

### Explain math notation
**Introduce symbols and variables** the first time they appear, and prefer **well‑known identities** over custom shorthand. When formulas carry the message, add one sentence of **plain‑language interpretation** right after.


<div className="note-grid" style="display:grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(280px, 1fr)); gap: 12px; align-items: start;">
  <Note>
    For example, in linear regression with features $x \in \mathbb{R}^d$, weights $w \in \mathbb{R}^d$, and bias $b$, the prediction is:

    $$
    \hat{y} = w^\top x + b
    $$

    A common training objective is the mean squared error over $N$ samples:

    $$
    \mathcal{L}(w,b) = \frac{1}{N} \sum_{i=1}^{N} (w^\top x_i + b - y_i)^2
    $$

    Interpretation: the model fits a hyperplane that minimizes the average squared prediction error.
  </Note>

  
</div>

{/* ### Use the right color
A palette encodes **meaning** (categories, magnitudes, oppositions), preserves **readability** and **accessibility** (sufficient contrast, color‑vision safety), and ensures **perceptually smooth transitions**. The three families below illustrate when to use **categorical**, **sequential**, or **diverging** colors and how they evolve from the same **reference hue**.

<Sidenote>
<div className="">
  <HtmlEmbed src="palettes.html" />
</div>
<Fragment slot="aside">
  You can choose a color from the palette to update palettes and copy them to your clipboard.
</Fragment>
<Fragment slot="aside">
  It will be applied to the <a href="/" target="_blank">whole page</a>.
</Fragment>
</Sidenote> */}

### Use the right chart

Picking the right visualization depends on your goal (compare values, show distribution, part-to-whole, trends, relationships, etc.). The Visual Vocabulary poster below provides a concise mapping from **analytical task** to **chart types**.

<figure>
  <a href={"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Financial-Times/chart-doctor/refs/heads/main/visual-vocabulary/poster.png"} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
    <Image src={visualPoster} alt="Visual Vocabulary: choosing the right chart by task" />
  </a>
  <figcaption>
    A handy reference to select chart types by purpose — click to enlarge.
  </figcaption> 
</figure>

