Abstractions 2016 CFP submission graph

abstractions2016cfpgraph.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
q = [['2016-02-09', 0], ['2016-02-10', 23], ['2016-02-11', 3], ['2016-02-12', 11], ['2016-02-13', 3], ['2016-02-14', 7], ['2016-02-15', 6], ['2016-02-16', 7], ['2016-02-17', 0], ['2016-02-18', 7], ['2016-02-19', 1], ['2016-02-20', 2], ['2016-02-21', 0], ['2016-02-22', 8], ['2016-02-23', 11], ['2016-02-24', 4], ['2016-02-25', 3], ['2016-02-26', 4], ['2016-02-27', 0], ['2016-02-28', 4], ['2016-02-29', 9], ['2016-03-01', 3], ['2016-03-02', 4], ['2016-03-03', 5], ['2016-03-04', 6], ['2016-03-05', 6], ['2016-03-06', 2], ['2016-03-07', 16], ['2016-03-08', 7], ['2016-03-09', 5], ['2016-03-10', 3], ['2016-03-11', 6], ['2016-03-12', 0], ['2016-03-13', 1], ['2016-03-14', 2], ['2016-03-15', 0], ['2016-03-16', 4], ['2016-03-17', 6], ['2016-03-18', 5], ['2016-03-19', 7], ['2016-03-20', 6], ['2016-03-21', 0], ['2016-03-22', 7], ['2016-03-23', 8], ['2016-03-24', 6], ['2016-03-25', 8], ['2016-03-26', 7], ['2016-03-27', 6], ['2016-03-28', 18], ['2016-03-29', 12], ['2016-03-30', 24], ['2016-03-31', 50], ['2016-04-01', 75]]

File.open('submissions2016.dat', 'w') do |f|
  q.each do |e|
    f.write "#{e[0]} #{e[1]}\n"
  end
end

submissions2016.dat

2016-02-09 0
2016-02-10 23
2016-02-11 3
2016-02-12 11
2016-02-13 3
2016-02-14 7
2016-02-15 6
2016-02-16 7
2016-02-17 0
2016-02-18 7
2016-02-19 1
2016-02-20 2
2016-02-21 0
2016-02-22 8
2016-02-23 11
2016-02-24 4
2016-02-25 3
2016-02-26 4
2016-02-27 0
2016-02-28 4
2016-02-29 9
2016-03-01 3
2016-03-02 4
2016-03-03 5
2016-03-04 6
2016-03-05 6
2016-03-06 2
2016-03-07 16
2016-03-08 7
2016-03-09 5
2016-03-10 3
2016-03-11 6
2016-03-12 0
2016-03-13 1
2016-03-14 2
2016-03-15 0
2016-03-16 4
2016-03-17 6
2016-03-18 5
2016-03-19 7
2016-03-20 6
2016-03-21 0
2016-03-22 7
2016-03-23 8
2016-03-24 6
2016-03-25 8
2016-03-26 7
2016-03-27 6
2016-03-28 18
2016-03-29 12
2016-03-30 24
2016-03-31 50
2016-04-01 75

submissions2016.gnuplot

##
## This is sufficiently generic as to be adaptable to any time series data 
## with a number associated with the date. Originally adapted from a time
## tracking system that I wrote.
##
set term pngcairo font "Arial" size 1280,720
set xlabel "Date"
set ylabel "Submission"
set grid ytics
set title "Abstractions 2016 daily CFP submissions"
set output "submissions2016.png"
set boxwidth 0.3 relative
set style fill solid
set xdata time
set timefmt "%Y-%m-%d"
set format x "%Y-%m-%d"
# set xrange ["2017-12-31":"2018-11-30"]
set yrange [0:80]
# set arrow from graph 0,first 40 to graph 1,first 40 nohead lc rgb "#000000" front
plot "submissions2016.dat" using 1:2 title "Submissions per day" with boxes