I use Mermaid a lot, and my biggest gripe is the lack of normalized syntax. Everytime I want to create a new type of diagram, it's like learning a new language.

I use Mermaid a lot, and my biggest gripe is the lack of normalized syntax. Everytime I want to create a new type of diagram, it's like learning a new language. I'm a big diagram-as-code proponent (https://ashwinsundar.com/posts/diagrams-as-code/ https://ashwinsundar.com/posts/diagrams-as-code/) - however, I get the impression that no one at Mermaid is really talking to each other when making new features. There doesn't seem to be much thought for how to make the syntax cohesive or easy-to-grok