c4-notation VS excalidraw

Start by formalizing the architecture. You don’t need heavy enterprise methodologies like TOGAF; use formats that fit the team and product. Frameworks like arc42 are suitable for complex systems, while simpler projects may only need C4 diagrams supplemented with a few additional visualizations.

Software Architecture is all about developing systems that scale and are maintainable. Clear visualizations will help teams to communicate the design effectively. The C4 model comes in handy for this task! But what is C4, and why should you care?

https://c4model.com/ is very useful for this. :-)

I've told it before, but when we were doing some clean sheet work a while ago I decided to use the C4 model and drew out the obligatory "Context" diagram with "user" "phone" "laptop" "app" sort of stuff... and then two hours later realized that because we had both an online and a semi-disconnected mobile app that could be offline, certain things -had- to use a queue and expect an arbitrary amount of time for a task to run, and it completely changed how we thought about the core of how we implemented something pretty important.

Sold. :-)

What sort of maps are you wanting to build? https://c4model.com/ seems to be the more popular standard for this style at the moment. https://github.com/plantuml-stdlib/C4-PlantUML makes this somewhat easy to code out. (And I think most cloud providers have addons for it.)

It sounded like it was working up to a C4 pitch but never got there. It bears a look exactly for this post's title.

https://c4model.com

Simon Brown is another person who has done a far better job than me of "democratizing" software architecture for developers. His talks [1] and workshops on architecture are exceptionally effective and his C4 architecture modeling language [2] is getting real traction.

I have youtube videos too [3] but they aren't as effective.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=simon+brown+arc...

[2] https://c4model.com/

[3] https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRqKmfi2Jh3uoMnZdaWmC...

Second this.

Reference for anyone looking I to it: https://c4model.com/

There is also quite a lot of options for helping create these diagrams. I've found https://structurizr.com/ to be the best of what I've tried so far.

What you are describing sounds a lot like C4: https://c4model.com/

Excalidraw has revolutionized the way developers create technical diagrams and wireframes. This open-source drawing tool specializes in creating hand-drawn style diagrams that are perfect for system architecture documentation, flow charts, and quick UI mockups. Its collaborative features make it particularly valuable for remote teams who need to visualize concepts together in real-time. 🌍 Website : Excalidraw

Practice designing systems with tools like Lucidchart or Excalidraw.

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Here's a sketch of the simplified task graph with Excalidraw:

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