Tell HN: Use diagrams.net (formerly drawio) for most of your diagrams

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  • excalidraw

    Virtual whiteboard for sketching hand-drawn like diagrams

  • Agreed -- Excalidraw is also awesome! Link for the lazy:

    https://excalidraw.com

    They do have reusable sets of diagrams now, they're called "libraries":

    https://libraries.excalidraw.com

  • plantuml

    Generate diagrams from textual description

  • I've been using a system called PlantUML for a while that allows you to create diagrams using plaintext, there are plugins for VSCode and Word and support in Gitlab is available:

    https://plantuml.com/

    https://www.planttext.com/

  • SurveyJS

    Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

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