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Re: Show HN: Ilograph – interactive architecture diagrams as code
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Thanks for the heads up, shame I missed that! It definitely doesn't sound very GDPR compliant. It’s dated before GDPR so clearly needs an update.
Yeah, good point. Thanks for the reminder.
Re: Show HN: Ilograph – interactive architecture diagrams as code
#13Very cool! A bit disorienting due to information paralysis, but maybe if I'm the person creating it, or have already used to it, it will be ok. Suggestion: Don't overuse elevation (material design card). Actually, maybe you can remove the shadows and use standard diagram elements that Visio uses, and/or XKCD style.
I think if they add some color coding to the resource groups in the diagram like google cloud style infrastructure diagrams it would make the diagrams much more readable and approachable.
Re: Show HN: Ilograph – interactive architecture diagrams as code
#14Very cool! A bit disorienting due to information paralysis, but maybe if I'm the person creating it, or have already used to it, it will be ok. Suggestion: Don't overuse elevation (material design card). Actually, maybe you can remove the shadows and use standard diagram elements that Visio uses, and/or XKCD style.
I think if they add some color coding to the resource groups in the diagram like google cloud style infrastructure diagrams it would make the diagrams much more readable and approachable.
Yeah, you both are right. This is on me... the tool allows you to customize the style (flat, dashed borders, background colors, etc.) but I never got around to using these in this diagram. I'll try to update today :)
Re: Show HN: Ilograph – interactive architecture diagrams as code
#15Really nice idea, and when I worked as an architect I often wished for something like this. :)
Some feedback:
- Only show the top level information for each block by default. So the front page of the example would have the "Lambda" block, but it would be empty until you click on it to drill into it. Otherwise it gets cluttered fast. I've seen some architecture diagrams that attempt to fit every single sub-sub-component into one "master" diagram, and it creates huge information overload.
- (This is more about the example than the UX, I think...) When drilling into it, as opposed to having source code functions or resources, it would be nice to see actual architectural components (like functional units of systems).
I love how it shows dependencies. Great work!
Re: Show HN: Ilograph – interactive architecture diagrams as code
#16I love it, excellent work!
One thing I noticed is when signing up with github, it requires read/write access to all repos. Does it write anything, or is that just the only access control github provides through the API?
Re: Show HN: Ilograph – interactive architecture diagrams as code
#17This is exactly what I'm looking for ... but as an open source tool. I'm currently doing something quite hacky with Hugo, Graphviz and some Python.
I don't begrudge a hosted or commercial product, but does anyone know of related open source projects?
Re: Show HN: Ilograph – interactive architecture diagrams as code
#18Really nice idea, and when I worked as an architect I often wished for something like this. :) Some feedback: - Only show the top level information for each block by default. So the front page of the example would have the "Lambda" block, but it would be empty until you click on it to drill into it. Otherwise it gets cluttered fast. I've seen some architecture diagrams that attempt to fit every single sub-sub-compone…
Hey, thanks for this feedback. Does lowering the detail (using the control in the top-right) achieve a result like the one you describe, or would you like to see something even simpler (by default)?
Re: Show HN: Ilograph – interactive architecture diagrams as code
#19I love it, excellent work! One thing I noticed is when signing up with github, it requires read/write access to all repos. Does it write anything, or is that just the only access control github provides through the API?
Hi. Yep, it will write your Ilograph file when you save, certainly. It doesn't create other random files or anything like that, though.
Re: Show HN: Ilograph – interactive architecture diagrams as code
#20Really nice idea, and when I worked as an architect I often wished for something like this. :) Some feedback: - Only show the top level information for each block by default. So the front page of the example would have the "Lambda" block, but it would be empty until you click on it to drill into it. Otherwise it gets cluttered fast. I've seen some architecture diagrams that attempt to fit every single sub-sub-compone…
Hey, thanks for this feedback. Does lowering the detail (using the control in the top-right) achieve a result like the one you describe, or would you like to see something even simpler (by default)?
Aha I completely missed that control. That's much better. I think for me it might be nice to have that as the default, because of the whole information overload thing.
Great work!