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PlantUML ER diagrams: from database schema to entity relationship diagrams
ER (Entity Relationship) diagrams are the most important tool in database design. PlantUML’s ER diagram syntax turns your schema into a clean, version-controllable diagram that lives next to your ... -
PlantUML ER 图实战:从数据库设计到实体关系图
ER 图(Entity Relationship Diagram,实体关系图)是数据库设计最重要的工具。用 PlantUML 画 ER 图,可以直接从数据库 schema 出图,也可以手画结构后交给团队 review。 ER 图是什么ER 图描述实体(表)、属性(字段)、关系(外键约束)三者之间的关系。数据库设计初期用来理清概念,数据架构评审时用来对齐理解,重构时用来追踪影响。 常见场景... -
Mermaid Flowchart advanced: node shapes, edges, Subgraph grouping, and Layout directions
Mermaid’s Flowchart is its flagship feature — closer to hand-drawn diagrams than PlantUML’s Activity diagram. This post covers everything: shapes, edges, Subgraph, directions, styling, and how it ... -
Mermaid Flowchart 进阶:从节点形状到 Subgraph 拆图
Mermaid 的 Flowchart(流程图)是它最招牌的功能——比 PlantUML 的 Activity 图更接近手绘风格,上手更快、样式更灵活。这一篇把它讲透。 为什么选 Flowchart 而不是 Activity 图PlantUML 有 activity diagram(活动图),但它是 UML 风格的——起点/终点用实心圆、分叉用菱形、并行用 fork/... -
PlantUML as a structured JSON renderer — turn config / API responses / any JSON into a tree
PlantUML’s underrated gem: render JSON / YAML as a structured tree diagram. One directive, zero boilerplate. Faster than hand-drawing Visio, cleaner than Graphviz dot, more truthful than Merm... -
PlantUML 结构化 JSON 展示:把配置 / API 响应 / 任意 JSON 画成树
PlantUML 的“冷门”宝藏功能:把 JSON / YAML 直接当输入源,画成结构化树图。比 Graphviz 手写 dot 简单,比 Mermaid flowchart 像样,比手画 Visio 快 50 倍。 一句话开启1234567891011@startjson{ "name": "puml.online", ... -
PlantUML vs Mermaid 优缺点全景 + 选型决策树
这一篇是 PlantUML vs Mermaid 系列的第三篇。前面两篇(宏观对比 / 语法对照)打底之后,这一篇聚焦「我到底该选哪个」——把它切成 10 个强项 + 10 个弱项 + 一张决策树。 总览:两个工具的「性格」 PlantUML Mermaid 一句话 「Java 工程师的 UML 工具」 「所有写文档的人的流程图工具」 主要服务对象 后端 ... -
PlantUML vs Mermaid pros/cons panorama + selection decision tree
This is the third article in the PlantUML vs Mermaid series. After the first two (macro comparison / syntax side-by-side), this one focuses on “which should I pick” — cut into 10 strengths + ... -
PlantUML vs Mermaid syntax side-by-side: 7 common diagrams, line by line
After the macro comparison, this article is the cheat sheet for “when you actually want to draw a diagram”. Each diagram type gives you: minimal example → key differences → common pitfalls — just ... -
PlantUML vs Mermaid 语法对照:7 种常用图逐行对照
看完上篇的宏观对比,这一篇是「实际想画图时」的 cheat sheet。每个图类型都给到:最小例子 → 关键差异 → 容易踩的坑——你只需复制粘贴就能跑。 总览:哪些图类型是「同等强」的 图类型 PlantUML Mermaid 谁更强 时序图 ✅ ✅ PlantUML(fragment / step / ref) 类图 ✅ ✅ PlantUML(关联语...