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zen_lavaon Fun with SKI Calculus

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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Cheap attachable toilet bidet

zen_lavaon Show HN: Blotato – Declarative Architecture Diagrams

not done yet, just looking to get initial feedback on the demo version

zen_lavaon Show HN: Blotato – Declarative Architecture Diagrams

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).

zen_lavaon Show HN: Blotato – Declarative Architecture Diagrams

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.

zen_lavaon Show HN: Blotato – Declarative Architecture Diagrams

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!