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		Veuxdo on July 16, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Devs need system design tools, not diagramming too... You need to use diagramming tools that are meant for complex systems. Almost all of the complaints in this article are caused be using generic drag-and-drop diagramming tools.

hemloc_io on July 16, 2024 [–]

What are those tools?

Every big tech job I've had just uses the more generic ones like draw.io or maybe an internal only version.

argoeris on July 17, 2024 | | [–]

My vote is for https://www.multiplayer.app/

ABoredBirb on July 17, 2024 | | [–]

C4 diagrams using Mermaid markdown. Easy to reason about, easily version-controlled.

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