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I've tried balsamiq/figma for low fidelity wireframing but the mouse UX feels slow (even with shortcuts)

Text powered tools like websequencediagrams.com/# and https://dbdiagram.io/d are really much quicker after the initial learning curve.

Thought there should be a text based tool to quickly flesh out some low fidelity wireframes

Little gif showing the concept: https://media.giphy.com/media/C4MVllEw4h6zm6Tnuv/giphy.gif

Thought I'd post and ask on HN to see if there is any appetite for such a little tool or is it just me avoiding a few mouse clicks?

Any/every feedback welcome.

Would you use a text based wireframing tool? What use case and what features would be essential?

For those curious on the tech, the approach is a mix of ANTLR and generating html from a simpler grammar.

Thanks

Hi everyone,

I was wondering what level of planning do people do here before diving into making a webapp?

e.g. Let's say a customer comes along and asks for a 2 sided marketplace for renting bikes.

What would be a gold standard level of spec/planning before we start building things?

Should we make low fidelity wireframes?

Plan a site map? User types and privileges? User stories?

Background: We to build webapps for customers using bubble.io (nocode platform). It's too easy to just dive in and figure things out as we go but I've found that we end up reworking quite a few things. I'd like to rework less and plan more.

I'd appreciate the wisdom of the HN crowd.

Ideal would be light overhead but accurate spec. Although not sure if that exists.

I think it's a safe bet we will all face lockdown. It's just a matter of whether it's today or tomorrow..

I'm wondering how are people planning on staying sane. From Italy's example, food shouldn't be an issue as groceries and pharmacies keep functioning.

Most worried about handling my 2 year old. It's hard to keep up with him during just the weekend even.