One diagram is worth 1000 words
3 Diagram as Code Tools That Combined Cover All Your Needs
Diagrams as code help you write better code!
The ability to create meaningful diagrams is the pinnacle of communication skills as an engineer. Forget your boring presentations or lengthy documentation. One diagram is worth 1000 words. Take the time to create representations of what needs to be done in your projects: infrastructure diagrams, UML diagrams, mindmap, and others. On top of that, do it as code; We are in the era of everything as code, after all! 😇
Without a surprise, there are some delightful tools out there to create diagrams as code. So let me introduce three tools that combined will let you create all the diagrams you need; Two of which have VS Code extension 🤗.
Let’s get things right! Before digging into your potential new playthings 🚀, let’s take a step back and adequately review why and when you will need to create a diagram (as code).
Why should I equip myself with diagrams as code tools?
The most apparent motive is stimulating team collaboration. I insisted on saying visualization is the pinnacle of communication for developers. Because it gives us the ability to conceptualize complex projects in a compelling way. In…
