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Show HN: CASCII – Put Diagrams in Your Code
- avidiax 2y agoI have previously used graph-easy[1] to turn Graphviz/DOT files into ASCII for code comments. It is great for state machines or explaining the relationship between different systems or classes, and if you check in the DOT file alongside the code, it is not too difficult to update later if something changes. [1] https://metacpan.org/release/TELS/Graph-Easy-0.64/view/bin/graph-easy https://metacpan.org/release/TELS/Graph-Easy-0.64/view/bin/g...
- ftr1200 2y agoInteresting. I haven't come across this one before. I always found auto-rendering ones to be annoyingly less predictable. Thanks for sharing.
- sherdil2022 2y agoThis is pure genius! Interactiy building ASCII diagrams!! Well executed
- ftr1200 2y agoThank you! I’m hoping the short link feature makes it useful over time / maintainable which would otherwise be tricky for when code changes.