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		gpderetta on Oct 27, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How to draw software architecture diagrams (2022) I refuse to use WYSIWYG interfaces to draw diagrams (looking at you confluence!). Mermaid.js (or really any graphing language) it is for me.

bilekas on Oct 27, 2023 [–]

Wysiwyg is actually fine, but the underlying graphing language just doesn't seem to be standardized across multiple tools.

I personally find it far quicker to use the visual aid than learning a new syntax etc.

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