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Re: Show HN: Fast, Easy System Diagrams

#3

Post by flamingcow »

nullwarp wrote: post #2

This is neat though I don't seem to be able to link more than 2 nodes together.

Thanks for this and filing the github issue as well. I put together a tutorial to walk through usage in more detail: https://github.com/firestuff/architype/blob/master/TUTORIAL....

Re: Show HN: Fast, Easy System Diagrams

#4

Post by flamingcow »

I spend lots of my time at a whiteboard diagramming current or proposed systems. The whiteboard experience is less than ideal: my handwriting isn't great, folks on the other side of a VC can't see, etc. Most diagramming software is designed for careful human placement to get precise results. I built Architype to let me take notes and play with system designs in real time during a conversation, in a way that can be easily projected. It's designed to be entirely client-side and fast, but still powerful enough to produce useful diagrams for most purposes.

Re: Show HN: Fast, Easy System Diagrams

#6

Post by flamingcow »

sdeep27 wrote: post #5

Suggestion: it would be very useful to see some examples.

Thanks for the suggestion. I'd previously added the tutorial linked below, but that clearly wasn't cutting it, so I've now added an example diagram for first-time visitors. If you already visited, click on the top object (probably the help text), press shift-D to delete all items, then refresh the page.

Re: Show HN: Fast, Easy System Diagrams

#7

Post by stormy »

flamingcow wrote: post #3
nullwarp wrote: post #2

This is neat though I don't seem to be able to link more than 2 nodes together.

Thanks for this and filing the github issue as well. I put together a tutorial to walk through usage in more detail: https://github.com/firestuff/architype/blob/master/TUTORIAL....

In the linked example for the tutorial, I see there is a "gRPC" label for the links inside the two region groups, however, I am not seeing that label show up anywhere on the diagram. Is that expected behavior?

Other than that, very promising project and the vi keybindings are a nice touch.

Re: Show HN: Fast, Easy System Diagrams

#8

Post by flamingcow »

stormy wrote: post #7
flamingcow wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for this and filing the github issue as well. I put together a tutorial to walk through usage in more detail: https://github.com/firestuff/architype/blob/master/TUTORIAL....

In the linked example for the tutorial, I see there is a "gRPC" label for the links inside the two region groups, however, I am not seeing that label show up anywhere on the diagram. Is that expected behavior? Other than that, very promising project and the vi keybindings are a nice touch.

Bug fixed early today -- you may have a cached copy. Try shift-reload.

Re: Show HN: Fast, Easy System Diagrams

#10

Post by based2 »

flamingcow wrote: post #4

I spend lots of my time at a whiteboard diagramming current or proposed systems. The whiteboard experience is less than ideal: my handwriting isn't great, folks on the other side of a VC can't see, etc. Most diagramming software is designed for careful human placement to get precise results. I built Architype to let me take notes and play with system designs in real time during a conversation, in a way that can be ea…

https://tomassetti.me/recognizing-hand-written-shapes-progra...

https://azure.microsoft.com/fr-fr/blog/turn-your-whiteboard-...

https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/11/15263434/google-ai-autodr...

https://quickdraw.withgoogle.com/#

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