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I find those diagrams a lot more confusing than just reading and having a mental model of the code.
by groffee 4y ago
I find those diagrams a lot more confusing than just reading and having a mental model of the code.
- lurker137 4y agoSeems like someone asked the same question just 3 days ago. Here is the discussion if you're interested: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31569646 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31569646
- altgeek 4y agoIt's a very valid criticism of diagram "systems" like UML. But, "read the code" doesn't scale. It makes it brutal when onboarding new team members who will not understand the "tao" of the system without a fireside chat with the original developers. And, usually, the OG devs are long gone...
- morelisp 4y agoThe tao that can be sequence diagrammed is not the true tao, either.
- necovek 4y agoI always had the same feeling, and I found out about aphantasia in the last few years: I do wonder if these are related?