Show HN: Project Management as Code with Graphviz

Thanks for writing the post. Although I've heard of graphviz (and dot) before, I didn't take the time to read up on them since the docs were so dense. Thanks for making this accessible.

Re: Show HN: Project Management as Code with Graphviz

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Post by zwischenzug » Tue, Dec 19, 2017, 9:21 AM UTC

devnonymous wrote: post #5

Thanks for writing the post. Although I've heard of graphviz (and dot) before, I didn't take the time to read up on them since the docs were so dense. Thanks for making this accessible.

Thanks! Yes, I'd always shied away from GV and just copy/pasted examples until I used them at work and had to work through some problems.

Is there interest in a deeper post on graphviz from the POV of the casual user?

Re: Show HN: Project Management as Code with Graphviz

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Post by realsneil » Tue, Dec 19, 2017, 9:26 AM UTC

Really interesting and well written post. Certainly has started some cogs turning in my mind.

Just a note, I think there is some text missing or leftover at the end of the 'Surface Assumptions' paragraph.

Re: Show HN: Project Management as Code with Graphviz

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Post by zwischenzug » Tue, Dec 19, 2017, 9:30 AM UTC

realsneil wrote: post #7

Really interesting and well written post. Certainly has started some cogs turning in my mind. Just a note, I think there is some text missing or leftover at the end of the 'Surface Assumptions' paragraph.

Cheers, have corrected.

Re: Show HN: Project Management as Code with Graphviz

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Post by xchaotic » Tue, Dec 19, 2017, 9:31 AM UTC

Thank you, very interesting example, but I don't necessarily see the added value in the graph form, for this particular example - it implies dependencies where there are none - for example buying GBP only after buying the guide book etc. I think it is just the example that is wrong. What's typical for a holiday break, is a todo list, which is in no particular order. Perhaps an actual project would be a better example?

Re: Show HN: Project Management as Code with Graphviz

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Post by zwischenzug » Tue, Dec 19, 2017, 9:39 AM UTC

xchaotic wrote: post #9

Thank you, very interesting example, but I don't necessarily see the added value in the graph form, for this particular example - it implies dependencies where there are none - for example buying GBP only after buying the guide book etc. I think it is just the example that is wrong. What's typical for a holiday break, is a todo list, which is in no particular order. Perhaps an actual project would be a better example…

The dependency order is the other way round:

Enjoy Holiday

depends on

Pack suitcase

depends on

Buy guide book

depends on

buy GBP

I could have used a 'real' example but then it would have got bogged down in the details of that example. Most of us have planned for a holiday, so I just used that example. Maybe 'moving house' would have been better, but that's more culture-specific.

I'd welcome a PR if you'd want to add a better example.