D2: Diagram Scripting Language

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

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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

Video of my talk "Handling Complex Content within Georeferenced Historical Atlases" from NACIS last month is up. Even though it sounds pretty boring, this was extremely gratifying to put together and present, because it distills what I think is most unique about OldInsuranceMaps.net. Also it was really fun to make the diagrams with #d2lang https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhRrZgCedqk
#georeferencing #HistoricalMaps #crowdsourcing #digitalhumanities

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.

Anyone played around with #d2lang https://d2lang.com/tour/intro/ ? It seems like a very promising alternative to mermaid to me.

On my list of things to try for this week :)

@hrbrmstr

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