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> it seems so much harder for quick drafting than just using pen and paper I don’t consider that a reasonable criticism. Of course using pen and paper is quick
by gatherhunterer 7y ago
> it seems so much harder for quick drafting than just using pen and paper
I don’t consider that a reasonable criticism. Of course using pen and paper is quicker and easier. The advantage of any digital format is that it is distributable, universally readable and persistent.
- adriand 7y agoNot to mention changeable! The ability to erase items, or to rearrange your diagram (and to have the lines between items automatically reflow) is another key reason to use a digital format.
- dta5003 7y agoAnd editable! Last time I drew a sequence diagram on a whiteboard I instinctively tried to drag and drop a box to another location. I was sorely disappointed.
- reaperducer 7y agoIt's also possible to have both. I have a "smart pen" that saves anything I write as a PDF on my phone that can be searched and stored where I choose (including cloud services). The downside is that you have to write on special paper or in special notebooks. But it's not as terrible as it sounds because the notebooks are very reasonably priced. It also works as an actual pen.
- ska 7y agoThese are pretty useful as a note taking tool personally, and avoid scanning etc. I've never converted over but have had colleagues use them exclusively. PDF's are a terminal format though, and doesn't really meet the need of a persistent, editable, graphic format for diagrams.
- hota_mazi 7y agoWould be nice to have both: draw on pen and paper and then use some "OCR" (wouldn't be called that obviously) to turn a screen shot of your paper into a digital file.