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12 pointsftr12001y ago4 comments

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I have previously used graph-easy[1] to turn Graphviz/DOT files into ASCII for code comments. It is great for state machines or explaining the relationship between different systems or classes, and if you check in the DOT file alongside the code, it is not too difficult to update later if something changes.

[1] https://metacpan.org/release/TELS/Graph-Easy-0.64/view/bin/g...

ftr1200OP1y ago

Interesting. I haven't come across this one before. I always found auto-rendering ones to be annoyingly less predictable. Thanks for sharing.

sherdil20221y ago

This is pure genius! Interactiy building ASCII diagrams!! Well executed

ftr1200OP1y ago

Thank you! I’m hoping the short link feature makes it useful over time / maintainable which would otherwise be tricky for when code changes.

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avidiax1y ago

[1] https://metacpan.org/release/TELS/Graph-Easy-0.64/view/bin/g...

ftr1200OP1y ago

Interesting. I haven't come across this one before. I always found auto-rendering ones to be annoyingly less predictable. Thanks for sharing.

sherdil20221y ago

This is pure genius! Interactiy building ASCII diagrams!! Well executed

ftr1200OP1y ago

Thank you! I’m hoping the short link feature makes it useful over time / maintainable which would otherwise be tricky for when code changes.

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