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Re:Fun with SKI Calculus on Sunday August 07, 2022 @10:25AM (#32376725)
Oops the author has indeed made a crucial late-at-night-stare-at-the-screen-too-much typo, thanks for pointing it out! Fixed.
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Re:Show HN: Blotato – Declarative Architecture Diagrams on Thursday June 24, 2021 @11:24AM (#27618950)
not done yet, just looking to get initial feedback on the demo version
Re:Show HN: Blotato – Declarative Architecture Diagrams on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @03:09PM (#27595820)
Nope, but I've used PlantUML for sequence diagrams before. I'd like to focus more on software architecture diagrams where layouts are less structured, more variable. I'd also like to focus on sleek presentation-ready UI (although I realize I have a long way to go there).
Re:Show HN: Blotato – Declarative Architecture Diagrams on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @10:20AM (#27591955)
Thanks for the feedback, I'll update the left panel.

In future versions, I'm thinking of creating templates for different types of system specs, where each template applies a different set of autolayout algorithms.

Hi there - I built Blotato to simplify creating and maintaining complex architecture diagrams, by combining declarative diagrams and automatic layout algorithms. I've spent hundreds of hours creating and painfully updating diagrams in LucidCharts and other tools. And I always found it painful (1) there's no other option besides drag-and-drop (2) which makes updating them tedious, re-arranging lots of boxes and arrows. This is a rough initial version and I appreciate any feedback!