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I used to use Draw.io a lot more than I do now, and it is a wonderful tool, the only reason I use it less now is because I've been using: PlantUML (http://plan
by criley2 7y ago
I used to use Draw.io a lot more than I do now, and it is a wonderful tool, the only reason I use it less now is because I've been using:
PlantUML (http://plantuml.com/ http://plantuml.com/) with demo at (http://planttext.com http://planttext.com). Creating most diagrams through a simple markup language that can be version controlled and rendered on demand has been really nice for me, and sometimes I would spent SO MUCH TIME in draw.io making sure my arrows were even, making the pixels line up, making sure I used the right shape with the right font size, etc, that it was liberating to just succinctly describe my data and have it automatically render.
For more complex diagrams or to plan a diagram, I've also gone back to paper. There really is nothing better than a notebook in front of you and a collection of colored pens and stencils.
- SlowRobotAhead 7y ago> I would spent SO MUCH TIME in draw.io making sure my arrows were even, making the pixels line up, making sure I used the right shape with the right font size, etc, I think most of us feel this! I agree PlantUML makes that a lot easier. The thing is, the second you need to make something other than a UML, you’re going to another tool. That said, while draw.io does an excellent job of their connector and arrow system usually getting it close, a UML or some sort of “strict grid mode” would be nice.
- jessedhillon 7y agoIs there any way to change the rendering style? Or are you stuck with red and yellow?
- TuringTest 7y agoThere's a styling engine[1], but appartently it's still in beta[2] [1] http://plantuml.com/en/skinparam http://plantuml.com/en/skinparam [2] http://plantuml.com/es/style-evolution http://plantuml.com/es/style-evolution
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- justasitsounds 7y agoBig fan of plantUML here. recently been using this C4 extension (https://github.com/RicardoNiepel/C4-PlantUML https://github.com/RicardoNiepel/C4-PlantUML) for high level architecture diagrams.