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Personally I think this isn't a good way to look at it. Nothing exists in a void and to contextualize things, it's often useful to compare it to other similar t

Personally I think this isn't a good way to look at it. Nothing exists in a void and to contextualize things, it's often useful to compare it to other similar things. In the startup world, it's often explained in the vein of "Uber for X" type of companies. Since Graphviz is one of the oldest and most widely used pieces of software in this space it makes sense to compare any new developments against it.

thiht 7y ago
Oh don't get me wrong, comparisons are good. This is not a comparison though, it's a redirection, and this is very rude.
- pydry 7y ago
  It seems more like a comparison to me, although not a very objective one.
- adverbly 7y ago
  I disagree. Either the OP shared because they found a useful tool and wanted others to be able to know too, in which case sharing another related tool is in the spirit of what OP intended. Or, OP wanted to use HN as a sales platform to pitch their work. In this case, sorry pal but HN is not your personal marketing megaphone. You want to put something out into the public here, you should expect it to be scrutinized and compared against alternatives. IMO, HN as a platform should put readers first, not authors. Edit: Just want to add that in this particular case, I think both the draw.io and graph viz plugins are awesome. Love to see these kinds of tools.
- Terretta 7y ago
  On the contrary, if you are looking for ‘diagrams as code’ you likely don’t mean postscript, SVG, or XML of arbitrary lines and shapes. You likely mean something structured and readable, like ‘literate diagramming’. The top comment’s first phrase explained that rationale.
- dependenttypes 7y ago
  What is rude in this thread is your attempt to deny relevant information from these interested in diagram tools. When I open threads like these I am mostly interested in: - Interesting features that this tool has - Experiences from the developers of this and similar tools - Alternatives as well as their pros/cons Meanwhile you want to deny that experience from me in order to not hurt something as irrelevant as the OPs pride.

thiht 7y ago

Oh don't get me wrong, comparisons are good. This is not a comparison though, it's a redirection, and this is very rude.

pydry 7y ago
It seems more like a comparison to me, although not a very objective one.
adverbly 7y ago
I disagree. Either the OP shared because they found a useful tool and wanted others to be able to know too, in which case sharing another related tool is in the spirit of what OP intended. Or, OP wanted to use HN as a sales platform to pitch their work. In this case, sorry pal but HN is not your personal marketing megaphone. You want to put something out into the public here, you should expect it to be scrutinized and compared against alternatives. IMO, HN as a platform should put readers first, not authors. Edit: Just want to add that in this particular case, I think both the draw.io and graph viz plugins are awesome. Love to see these kinds of tools.
Terretta 7y ago
On the contrary, if you are looking for ‘diagrams as code’ you likely don’t mean postscript, SVG, or XML of arbitrary lines and shapes. You likely mean something structured and readable, like ‘literate diagramming’. The top comment’s first phrase explained that rationale.
dependenttypes 7y ago
What is rude in this thread is your attempt to deny relevant information from these interested in diagram tools. When I open threads like these I am mostly interested in: - Interesting features that this tool has - Experiences from the developers of this and similar tools - Alternatives as well as their pros/cons Meanwhile you want to deny that experience from me in order to not hurt something as irrelevant as the OPs pride.