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I like plantUML, I really do. but I think more people will be attracted by it, if they improve design and colors, so it looks modern out of box without any hack
by vasergen 6y ago
I like plantUML, I really do. but I think more people will be attracted by it, if they improve design and colors, so it looks modern out of box without any hacking
- deeviant 6y agoYeah, it's output looks like a 1995 era website.
- grmartin 6y agoI was originally a proponent of it, but I find these days i prefer Mermaid. It doesnt hurt that there are more Markdown editors/viewers integrated with Mermaid than PlantUML.
- emmelaich 6y agoI hadn't heard of Mermaid. Looks good! https://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid/#/ https://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid/#/
- octygen 6y agoUntil mermaid comes up with the vast list of diagrams one can create in Plant UML, I don't see it as operating in the same weight class. E.g., wireframes, basic Gantts, AWS diagrams, component diagrams with graphviz (thought I confess I hate this dependency), archimate diagrams if you're really hardcore.
- ausjke 6y agofor UML it seems mermaid is indeed good enough, I used mermaid but never used it for OOD UML, after a quick read it looks very simple and straightforward for UML comparing to plantuml, especially you can embed mermaid right into markdown as text
- octygen 6y agoYou could customize a style for your diagrams and then include it via a one-liner in every diagram you create. This also allows for branding of diagrams. Personally, I'm a huge fan of the simplicity and whenever I present such a diagram to teams or execs, I break the ice by warning them it'll be "ugly" or "let's go back to 1995 for a sec" :) More importantly, the focus remains strictly on the content because of the basic design.
- lallysingh 6y agoThey're working on it! https://plantuml.com/style-evolution https://plantuml.com/style-evolution