But for that we already have mermaid.js (and its precursor Graphviz/dot).
The only reason to use this instead of existing, mature ones designed for humans is if you are an AI agent.
The only reason to use this instead of existing, mature ones designed for humans is if you are an AI agent.
anything more than their own handpicked examples and you're better off using d3 or yfiles. layering, clustering, boundaries, rearranging are all basic needs for text to diagrams. None support it.
Both suck at being any good for rendering diagrams from readable structured text. There is a gap to be addressed.
either way the number of people willing or compelled to learn it will be tiny. and it hence becomes a niche, perfect for a long-term side project but with no real return.
my conclusion was to stop looking and use D3 or custom code ( good looking charts for humans).
this project is trying to do the same, balance verbosity in text with granularity in the charts with a narrowish usecase : agent consumption.
Good news is that AI do make new language a bit more accessible than before! If your agents can use it well and you can steer easily, it will naturally be good adoption.
Presumably Microsoft thinks this one is better. Why? And why would that answer be any different for a human vs an LLM?
It is only better than nothing for the purpose of showing it to people whether produced by an LLM, by a human, or by both.
Your employees may just accept the internal slop, but at some point, you have to show your charts to your customer.