1. Diagrams
Turn python code into cloud system architecture diagrams
Link: https://github.com/mingrammer/diagrams
2. Mermaid
Generation of diagram and flowchart from text in a similar manner as markdown
Link: https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid
Example:
3. ASCII editor
Free editor:
Free:
https://dot-to-ascii.ggerganov.com/
Paid editor:
https://monodraw.helftone.com/
4. PlantUML
It is an open source tool allowing users to create diagrams from a plain text language.
Link: https://github.com/plantuml/plantuml
Source code for the diagram: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bmpi-dev/bmpi.dev/master/content/dev/guide-to-serverless/arch_aws.plantuml
5. Markmap
Visualize your Markdown as mindmaps. It supports the VS code plugin.
Link: https://markmap.js.org/rep
6. Go diagrams
Create beautiful system diagrams with Go
Link: https://github.com/blushft/go-diagrams
Another addition : https://dreampuf.github.io/GraphvizOnline/
This is similar to above dot-to-ascii.ggerganov.com, but this generates png/svg
Also check out our project https://ballerina.io/
We generate diagrams from the code and vice versa.
Great writeup! I am developing a solution of my own, scratching my own itch. A simple api to create box-and-arrow types of diagrams, with animation. It is still in a very early alpha stage, and still largely undocumented: https://boxtales.io