So for example, I’d often want to add some sequences to diagrams, and the only way to do so is by numbering the connections, which in my experience becomes too messy/confusing after the single digits.
Another example is if I’m diagramming an API, the paths that a request takes differs under different conditions/scenarios. So a canonical diagram for a system in a company design doc ends up only illuminating the happy path of a successful request, missing so many detail because it couldn’t fit nicely into one diagram.
Another is my issue with scattered diagrams detailing different subsystems. Eg a high level overview contains many microservices each diagrammed by their own teams. I wanted to be able to hop layers, easily going up and down a subsystem to see how they behave when handling something. And in my experience, decentralized diagrams within an org ends up becoming a guessing game of which one is most up to date and which ones haven’t been deprecated.
Now I understand. Feedback: landing page should probably focus on communicating this: like draw.io, but gracefully handling paths, cases, alternatives, and scenarios. Good job!
Yeah I’ve gotten more draw.io comments than I expected haha. I didn’t know it was mainstream enough to say “like X for Y”, but I’ll add something to mention it. Thanks for the feedback!
Another example is if I’m diagramming an API, the paths that a request takes differs under different conditions/scenarios. So a canonical diagram for a system in a company design doc ends up only illuminating the happy path of a successful request, missing so many detail because it couldn’t fit nicely into one diagram.
Another is my issue with scattered diagrams detailing different subsystems. Eg a high level overview contains many microservices each diagrammed by their own teams. I wanted to be able to hop layers, easily going up and down a subsystem to see how they behave when handling something. And in my experience, decentralized diagrams within an org ends up becoming a guessing game of which one is most up to date and which ones haven’t been deprecated.