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I was hoping this tool would support directionality/sequencing of nodes. A tool I've used in the past is SequenceDiagram.org for diagraming a sequence of servi

I was hoping this tool would support directionality/sequencing of nodes. A tool I've used in the past is SequenceDiagram.org for diagraming a sequence of service calls. While a bit old-school, it's good for its purpose. I've also used Whimsical[0] to model flows and graph-like relationships. It's got the added benefit of allowing multiple users to view and edit the same document. Whimsical is still my favorite tool right now due to flexibility, but it's a closed-source/paid product, so I'm open to alternatives. [0] https://whimsical.com/ https://whimsical.com/

camillovisini 6y ago
Visually Whimsical looks absolutely stunning... Wow
dorian-graph 6y ago
What about mermaid-js? Here's a sequence diagram example: https://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid-live-editor/#/edit/eyJjb2RlIjoic2VxdWVuY2VEaWFncmFtXG5cdEFsaWNlLT4-K0pvaG46IEhlbGxvIEpvaG4sIGhvdyBhcmUgeW91P1xuXHRBbGljZS0-PitKb2huOiBKb2huLCBjYW4geW91IGhlYXIgbWU_XG5cdEpvaG4tLT4-LUFsaWNlOiBIaSBBbGljZSwgSSBjYW4gaGVhciB5b3UhXG5cdEpvaG4tLT4-LUFsaWNlOiBJIGZlZWwgZ3JlYXQhXG5cdFx0XHRcdFx0IiwibWVybWFpZCI6eyJ0aGVtZSI6ImRlZmF1bHQifSwidXBkYXRlRWRpdG9yIjp0cnVlfQ https://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid-live-editor/#/edit/eyJj...
- subhobroto 6y ago
  Exactly. PlantUML and Mermaid have really been very useful to me.
eddiegroves 6y ago
Looks visually pleasing, but I found their more complex diagrams harder to read compared with something more plain.
theptip 6y ago
For quick sequence diagrams I really like https://swimlanes.io/ https://swimlanes.io/ It's text-based (build on Mermaid if I'm not mistaken) and really easy to work with for simple interactions. Also because it's purely text-based you can pass around the full context in the URL. This makes it a little awkward to collaborate vs. a true hosted solution, but it also lowers the barrier to entry significantly.
- jameskraus 6y ago
  This looks nice. I'll give it a shot on my next sequence diagram.
sytringy05 6y ago
web sequence diagrams is very good for sequences. https://www.websequencediagrams.com/ https://www.websequencediagrams.com/

camillovisini 6y ago

Visually Whimsical looks absolutely stunning... Wow

dorian-graph 6y ago

What about mermaid-js? Here's a sequence diagram example: https://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid-live-editor/#/edit/eyJjb2RlIjoic2VxdWVuY2VEaWFncmFtXG5cdEFsaWNlLT4-K0pvaG46IEhlbGxvIEpvaG4sIGhvdyBhcmUgeW91P1xuXHRBbGljZS0-PitKb2huOiBKb2huLCBjYW4geW91IGhlYXIgbWU_XG5cdEpvaG4tLT4-LUFsaWNlOiBIaSBBbGljZSwgSSBjYW4gaGVhciB5b3UhXG5cdEpvaG4tLT4-LUFsaWNlOiBJIGZlZWwgZ3JlYXQhXG5cdFx0XHRcdFx0IiwibWVybWFpZCI6eyJ0aGVtZSI6ImRlZmF1bHQifSwidXBkYXRlRWRpdG9yIjp0cnVlfQ https://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid-live-editor/#/edit/eyJj...

subhobroto 6y ago
Exactly. PlantUML and Mermaid have really been very useful to me.

eddiegroves 6y ago

Looks visually pleasing, but I found their more complex diagrams harder to read compared with something more plain.

theptip 6y ago

For quick sequence diagrams I really like https://swimlanes.io/ https://swimlanes.io/ It's text-based (build on Mermaid if I'm not mistaken) and really easy to work with for simple interactions. Also because it's purely text-based you can pass around the full context in the URL. This makes it a little awkward to collaborate vs. a true hosted solution, but it also lowers the barrier to entry significantly.

jameskraus 6y ago
This looks nice. I'll give it a shot on my next sequence diagram.

sytringy05 6y ago

web sequence diagrams is very good for sequences. https://www.websequencediagrams.com/ https://www.websequencediagrams.com/