> the syntax for every different graph type feels like it was designed by different people working independently That's mostly an artifact of trying to create

> the syntax for every different graph type feels like it was designed by different people working independently That's mostly an artifact of trying to create a DSL for wildly different types of graphs. A unified syntax that covers sequence diagrams, pie charts, class diagrams, and more probably wouldn't be that pleasant, so why even try. You'll see the same thing in PlantUML.