List: Living Documentation | Curated by Greg Billington

May 18, 2024
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Living Documentation
David R Oliver
Draw Diagrams for Free using AI — yEd Live | DiagramGPT | Draw.io | ChatUMLDrawing diagrams using AI has never been more straightforward, but not all diagramming apps are the same, so let’s explore four of the…
Dec 21, 2023
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Dec 21, 2023
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JRichardsz.java
Software Architecture Diagrams evolution, from manual design to diagram as code and yamlIn this post I want introduce you my new creation: https://diagramator.github.io/
May 15, 2023
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May 15, 2023
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IcePanel
Top 6 tools for text-based UML sequence diagramsComparison and features for tools that create UML sequence diagrams with code
Aug 16, 2023
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Aug 16, 2023
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ScriptMint
My MacBook Setup for Development (2023)Last year in Feb 2022, I wrote an article about my MacBook Setup for Development and it was appreciated by a lot of readers. Things have…
Jan 7, 2023
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Jan 7, 2023
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IcePanel
Top 9 tools for C4 model diagramsVisual and code-based diagramming and modelling tools for the C4 model
Mar 9, 2023
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Mar 9, 2023
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IcePanel
Top 9 software architecture toolsThe best free and paid tools to visualize your software architecture
Jan 24, 2023
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Jan 24, 2023
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Kyle Gene Brown
GitArchitecture — a better way to capture Architectural decisionsBy Kyle Brown
Nov 20, 2019
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Nov 20, 2019
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Better Programming
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Jason Clarke
Solution Architecture: Docs-as-codeLeverage your DevOps toolchain to transform docs into a valuable source of information
Sep 13, 2022
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Sep 13, 2022
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Geek Culture
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Jason Clarke
Streamlining Diagram Creation With Draw.io and GITAnd how to manage controlled artefacts
Dec 25, 2022
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Dec 25, 2022
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Strategy, Architecture, Continuous Delivery, and DDD
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Nick Tune
Self-documenting ArchitectureOne of the biggest time costs in software development is understanding how a system works. And the problem may be growing. Systems are…
Sep 30, 2020
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Sep 30, 2020
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ITNEXT
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Piotr
How to create and maintain good software documentationIntroduction
Feb 6, 2021
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Feb 6, 2021
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Nikolay Ashanin
Documentation in Software ArchitectureLet’s continue to consider the software architecture. After we recognized stakeholders, functional and non-functional requirements, it is…
Jan 14, 2019
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Jan 14, 2019
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Dev Genius
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Mohit Gupta
Art of Clean Code — DocumentationContext changes with time, which makes understanding the truth difficult. Let the truth be accessible easily to everyone, with effective…
Mar 27, 2021
Mar 27, 2021
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The Startup
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Bertil Muth
Diagrams as CodeDiagrams as code is a term used for storing the source of a diagram image as a text file. Examples include architecture diagrams, or…
Feb 28, 2021
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Feb 28, 2021
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The Startup
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Dean Baker
Collaborate effectively using PlantUML for Software EngineersNow more than ever we need to be able to communicate effectively; PlantUML is here to help.
Jun 21, 2020
Jun 21, 2020
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Machine Words
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Talin
Writing Technical Design DocsEngineering Insights
Jan 3, 2019
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Jan 3, 2019
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CodeX
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Luís Soares
Clean Architecture for DummiesClean Architecture can be a complex topic. Let’s break it down using an iterative learning model.
Mar 26, 2021
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Mar 26, 2021
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Geek Culture
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Apoorv
Architecture Diagram: Best Strategy to Build One.A comprehensive guide on how to draw a perfect architecture diagram for your project.
Apr 6, 2021
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Apr 6, 2021
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Better Programming
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Ashley Peacock
A Beginner’s Guide To Drawing Technical DiagramsAn introduction to four common diagrams that cover almost any scenario
Apr 9, 2021
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Apr 9, 2021
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CodeX
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Luís Soares
Towards self-documenting codeI’m a firm believer that if you need comments, you’re doing it wrong in most cases. I’ll show you some ways to make your code…
Apr 25, 2021
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Apr 25, 2021
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