Ask HN: What software for diagrams and flowcharts do you use?

When you get to show the results to others - just use whatever you are presenting the rest of the message with - almost all "office" type products have sufficient capacity to manage that part. The clever bit is the bit you do by yourself.

Re: Ask HN: What software for diagrams and flowcharts do you use?

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Post by ziko » Sun, Jun 23, 2013, 6:46 PM UTC

Does anyone have enough expertise to tell me in which program this was made?

http://cl.ly/image/1o070d3s2Y0b

Re: Ask HN: What software for diagrams and flowcharts do you use?

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Post by AdamGibbins » Sun, Jun 23, 2013, 6:47 PM UTC

OmniGraffle

Re: Ask HN: What software for diagrams and flowcharts do you use?

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Post by PavlovsCat » Sun, Jun 23, 2013, 6:48 PM UTC

http://www.yworks.com/en/products_yed_about.html

Re: Ask HN: What software for diagrams and flowcharts do you use?

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Post by AdamGibbins » Sun, Jun 23, 2013, 6:49 PM UTC

For ASCII diagrams: http://www.asciiflow.com/ or http://ditaa.sourceforge.net/

Re: Ask HN: What software for diagrams and flowcharts do you use?

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Post by ndcrandall » Sun, Jun 23, 2013, 6:50 PM UTC

I first use paper and pencil, but then I transcribe and keep it up to date electronically.

http://lucidchart.com has been my favorite service as it is free for simpler projects and can be upgraded if you need more complexity. I've watched the project grow from an idea, to recruiting developers in my CS classes, to a full blown project which has exceeded my expectations. It's exciting to watch!

Re: Ask HN: What software for diagrams and flowcharts do you use?

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Post by oliveratkinson » Sun, Jun 23, 2013, 6:54 PM UTC

definitely http://www.websequencediagrams.com/, it produces clear results for management and clients