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by bingo_cannon 2233 days ago
This looks really neat! Is it possible to have embedded diagrams. For example, Gitlab lets you embed a PlantUML[1] diagram in any Markdown or ADoc file using a proxy server. This makes it really easy to write and serve documentation.

Personally, I'm a fan of PlantUML. Having an svg served in a browser that has labels linking directly to the relevant entity (code, resource etc) is a huge plus for new hire onboarding.

1: https://plantuml.com/

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I wish plantUML would update it's default theme, I feel like more people would use it if it didn't look ancient.
I personally enjoy the style of it, but it could be described as “retro.”
PlantUML and Mermaid have really been very useful to me!

It feels like I'm missing something with this tool if one's already aware of Mermaid (and PlantUML)