D3.js vs Raphael.js

Question

I\'m fascinated by both d3 and Raphael. I understand that Raphael is built on top of D3 and that it is cross-browser compatible, but I\'m not sure which one is

Answer 1

As a public sector consultant I've found that learning Raphael was a better investment for me since a lot of the time my clients use older versions of browsers. My current client uses IE7 exclusively which Raphael works with perfectly and D3 does not.

Personally I'd rather be using D3, but professionally that's not the reality of my situation.