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Recently learned of #d2lang and have become an instant convert. 😅 I write a lot of diagrams. While #mermaid has been my go-to, I can say not always is it clear how to set up. But on d2? I barely know it and already have some potent diagrams. That actually look nice. 🫡

https://d2lang.com/

D2: Diagram Scripting Language

https://d2lang.com/tour/intro/

#HackerNews #D2 #Diagram #Scripting #Language #D2Lang #TechInnovation #ProgrammingTools #Diagramming

D2: Diagram Scripting Language
https://d2lang.com/tour/intro/
#ycombinator #diagrams #software_architecture #text_to_diagram #graphviz_alternative #mermaidjs_alternative #plantuml_alternative #d2_language #d2lang #sequence_diagrams #flowcharts

ohh #D2 can now produce #ascii diagrams, good for a editor plugin to make fancy comments in code or for #TUI programms I guess. Or if you got a text centric website like me and don't wanna use images. #d2lang #ascii_art

(still alpha)

Blog:
https://d2lang.com/blog/ascii/

Example:
https://play.d2lang.com/?script=rJJBjtswDEX3OgWBrm2kzU4FeoruC8JibSG0KIj0pMHAdy9kW00yU2A2s6RI_8__6Bcs6uHVAYRv3SDpdxz3EoDxJot1lMaYyAPxZXv-Aj-pzDEhg000EwwSaOtsZReDh_Pp5ABWt7pEdpVy2TUHYgaTK5XmoWjEHI20vQDohJk8qEmh8CugYWvYjamfF7aYmTxYWXbj1e3-BZPO0YyKe6MO3Y_HtgelFD5xZttAEsdEkKUYcsuzRA-vR6SJ_uAoaW0f1GyQiwykKncmJgVHegdkuHFMgcrHNA75O-7-Yeca4dm4_-eYJ0kELKO61blF26GODTIVleQArjHY5OHr-dTmqupx6_7xzDNeCAZkfjf1RKuvmHCo--yGWzi1IhfqAurk4VytMEdQKi8fSYWomfH2Zr4G21NENbdX7TYZR_r-X6ira39x_8ytSt4N3N8AAAD__w%3D%3D&ascii=1&

My dream came true. Declarative diagrams that render to ascii txt. Thank you #d2lang dev team!

ASCII output | D2 Documentation
https://d2lang.com/blog/ascii/

D2 (text to diagram tool) now supports ASCII renders
https://d2lang.com/blog/ascii/
#ycombinator #diagrams #software_architecture #text_to_diagram #graphviz_alternative #mermaidjs_alternative #plantuml_alternative #d2_language #d2lang #sequence_diagrams #flowcharts

That feeling when you get caught up in analysis paralysis trying to choose a text-to-diagram software. 😞

I'd go w/ #graphviz, but its README claims it's barely maintained, and it doesn't support modern diagram types one might need natively.

I'd go w/ #d2lang, but it produces #SVG w/ hard-coded font sizes and other styles, which makes it annoying to deal with when it comes to SVG in-lining.

I'd go w/ #mermaid, but it requires running #javascript on the page.

@hrbrmstr

#D2lang looks interesting, although I am partial to #PlantUML. Thanks for the good info.