61 points ttd | 1 comments | 12 Mar 25 14:14 UTC | HN request time: 0.206s | source

I've been working on a diagramming tool [1] and wanted to get some thoughts from people who regularly make architecture and other technical diagrams. I know my own experiences but I'm quite curious to hear others.

I'm guessing for a lot of people draw.io and Excalidraw are probably the go-to. If you use draw.io (or something else), what do you like about it, or what do you wish was better?

[1] - https://app.vexlio.com/ for the curious

1. mindcrime ◴[12 Mar 25 14:20 UTC] No.43343547[source]▶

>>43343473 (OP) #

Depends on the diagram. But a lot of times it's OpenOffice Draw[1]. I might also use Archi[2] or GraphViz[3] depending on what I'm trying to do. I've also dabbled with using Papyrus[4] but it hasn't yet become a routine part of my workflow. Maybe it should though...

[1]: https://www.openoffice.org/product/draw.html

[2]: https://www.archimatetool.com/

[3]: https://graphviz.org

[4]: https://eclipse.dev/papyrus/

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