Diagramming with Mermaid!

02/04/2023 1h 22min Temporada 2 Episodio 4
Diagramming with Mermaid!

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Intro: Time!Kerri and Ash kick this one off by chatting about time! ⏱️JavaScript libraries mentioned:Luxondata-fnsMomentAlso an old blog post by Ash showing how to avoid accidental object mutation with Moment. tl;dr for 2023 and beyond: Don't use Moment. They say so too!Main topic: MermaidFor this episode's main topic, Kerri introduces Mermaid, which is a:JavaScript based diagramming and charting tool that renders Markdown-inspired text definitions to create and modify diagrams dynamically.Kerri takes us on a tour of the live diagram editor, and then through the docs where our cohosts ponder on different diagram types like user journeys, sequence diagrams, mindmaps, timelines, and more.Closer: Diagram tool shoutoutsAt the end, Kerri and Ash call out some of their favorite diagram or diagram-adjacent tools.Kerri's list:Sequence Diagram (Mac App Store)OmniGraffleditaaAsh's list:MindNodeTydlig