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Re: Draw.io: Online Diagramming Website

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Post by dan1234 »

Gravityloss wrote: post #64

I've tried drawing diagrams with these tools and it seems so much harder for quick drafting than just using pen and paper and also a lot of work to get anything even remotely good looking (like aligning things or making boxes of the same size, ie performing mass operations). I would like to use a tool where I first describe the relations in text/code and the layouting and formatting is done separately, and formatting…

I’ve used PlantText[0] in the past, which is a text based UML editor. It’s useful if you want to track changes (just add the source to version control).

[0]https://www.planttext.com

Re: Draw.io: Online Diagramming Website

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Post by innocenat »

harrygeez wrote: post #80
Gravityloss wrote: post #64

I've tried drawing diagrams with these tools and it seems so much harder for quick drafting than just using pen and paper and also a lot of work to get anything even remotely good looking (like aligning things or making boxes of the same size, ie performing mass operations). I would like to use a tool where I first describe the relations in text/code and the layouting and formatting is done separately, and formatting…

it's very nice if you have to, e.g. for university courses. draw.io is a much nicer than let's say, Visual Paradigm

While I agree that draw.io is nicer, personally I find Visual Paradigm to get job done faster due to the amount of autocomplete it provided. It not easy getting started, I will admit.

I have only used Visual Paradigm in university though.

Re: Draw.io: Online Diagramming Website

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Post by atentaten »

blakeburch wrote: post #137

If you're looking for a fantastic diagramming site, I would recommend checking out [Whimsical]( https://whimsical.com/ ). I've tried out a lot of solutions over the years (draw.io, LucidChart,Gliffy, etc.). Whimsical is the first that really nails the UI/UX. You spend less time fighting the system to make something that looks great and more time just building out your diagram. I'm not associated with the product at a…

Thanks for sharing whimsical. I just played around with this for a few minutes and I found it enjoyable.

Re: Draw.io: Online Diagramming Website

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Post by iDemonix »

blakeburch wrote: post #137

If you're looking for a fantastic diagramming site, I would recommend checking out [Whimsical]( https://whimsical.com/ ). I've tried out a lot of solutions over the years (draw.io, LucidChart,Gliffy, etc.). Whimsical is the first that really nails the UI/UX. You spend less time fighting the system to make something that looks great and more time just building out your diagram. I'm not associated with the product at a…

Whilst it looks good, I love that I don't even need an account to use draw.io. We use it at work and integrates with Confluence perfectly.

Re: Draw.io: Online Diagramming Website

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Post by Paul_O_Meany_Jr »

blakeburch wrote: post #137

If you're looking for a fantastic diagramming site, I would recommend checking out [Whimsical]( https://whimsical.com/ ). I've tried out a lot of solutions over the years (draw.io, LucidChart,Gliffy, etc.). Whimsical is the first that really nails the UI/UX. You spend less time fighting the system to make something that looks great and more time just building out your diagram. I'm not associated with the product at a…

If we're delving into paid services, I find Miro to be another incredible product in this space that absolutely nails the UX. My whole design team collaborates on Miro now and we love it.

https://miro.com/

Re: Draw.io: Online Diagramming Website

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Post by SlowRobotAhead »

reaperducer wrote: post #111
SlowRobotAhead wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Draw.io and Web Sequence Diagrams really improved my code documentation because I actually want to use them. Pretty rare for software imo.

WSD seems neat. I'd like to explore it further, but I'm not interested in signing up for yet another account. For me, the biggest advantage Draw.io has over many of its competitors is that it can be self-hosted.

Last I checked you can use WSD without account just can’t save, but iirc it records to the url so you can still kinda work it. Also; could be wrong but I thought it allowed federated logins.

It’s worth it.

The syntax is stupid easy and you really would have to try to mess it up. Fast to make workflow diagrams that other people can edit.

Re: Draw.io: Online Diagramming Website

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Post by sverweij »

reaperducer wrote: post #111
SlowRobotAhead wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Draw.io and Web Sequence Diagrams really improved my code documentation because I actually want to use them. Pretty rare for software imo.

WSD seems neat. I'd like to explore it further, but I'm not interested in signing up for yet another account. For me, the biggest advantage Draw.io has over many of its competitors is that it can be self-hosted.

If you like the text based ness of WSD, you might like https://mscgen.js.org - which is 100% open source & client side only.

Re: Draw.io: Online Diagramming Website

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Post by AlanYx »

Paul_O_Meany_Jr wrote: post #146
blakeburch wrote: post #137

If you're looking for a fantastic diagramming site, I would recommend checking out [Whimsical]( https://whimsical.com/ ). I've tried out a lot of solutions over the years (draw.io, LucidChart,Gliffy, etc.). Whimsical is the first that really nails the UI/UX. You spend less time fighting the system to make something that looks great and more time just building out your diagram. I'm not associated with the product at a…

If we're delving into paid services, I find Miro to be another incredible product in this space that absolutely nails the UX. My whole design team collaborates on Miro now and we love it. https://miro.com/

Another lesser-known diagramming tool that shares elements of Whimsical and Miro is Plectica: https://www.plectica.com/

Re: Draw.io: Online Diagramming Website

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Post by djsumdog »

Paul_O_Meany_Jr wrote: post #146
blakeburch wrote: post #137

If you're looking for a fantastic diagramming site, I would recommend checking out [Whimsical]( https://whimsical.com/ ). I've tried out a lot of solutions over the years (draw.io, LucidChart,Gliffy, etc.). Whimsical is the first that really nails the UI/UX. You spend less time fighting the system to make something that looks great and more time just building out your diagram. I'm not associated with the product at a…

If we're delving into paid services, I find Miro to be another incredible product in this space that absolutely nails the UX. My whole design team collaborates on Miro now and we love it. https://miro.com/

I wonder if they knew that name was already in use by an abandoned video player.
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