I have an almost exhaustive list [1] of browser based text to diagram tools. Some specialised tools (like https://sequencediagram.org/) so much better at what they do than any generic ones like mermaid.
The main benefit for me to just know and primarily use mermaid is that it integrates with markdown in Azure DevOps and GitHub seamlessly. No need for a text to image build step or similar.
In fact, I even added an em dash shortcut to my Logitech POP keyboard. That’s dedication. See? — — — — —
I’m not just writing like this—I’ve industrialized it.
If it sounds like a chatbot, maybe it's because I have spent too much time training them and not enough time pretending to be a chaos monkey in HN threads.
Appreciate the feedback though.
Now excuse me while I reboot into Windows just to add and to my custom shortcuts.
I have still got one more slot—what do you think I should add?
Go wild. Bonus points if it makes someone uninstall the gem out of pure emotional confusion.