Remember, these are not regular JavaScript properties; they're special functions that handle data binding subscribers. Therefore, to get the current value, I must call the observable function.

Learn how to make the most of Observable JavaScript and the Observable Plot library, including a step-by-step guide to eight basic data visualization tasks in Plot.

If you're wondering what you would do differently if you switched from JavaScript to TypeScript, this column will show you (and, quite frankly, there's not much that you have to do differently). In ...