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Tutorials, guides, and insights about diagrams as code.

Initiative Status Diagrams with Boxes and Lines

Drive alignment on big initiatives with a simple boxes-and-lines diagram colored by status. Stakeholders, engineers, and leaders all read it at a glance.

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Using DGMO with AI: MCP, Claude Code, Cursor, and More

DGMO is plain text — which makes it a natural fit for AI-assisted diagramming. Here's every integration available: MCP server, Claude Code skill, Cursor rules, Copilot instructions, and more.

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Infrastructure Diagrams: Complete Reference

Model infrastructure topology with live traffic simulation. Define components, set capacity and latency, add caching and firewalls, simulate scenarios — DGMO computes RPS, availability, and latency percentiles automatically.

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Mermaid vs DGMO: Which Diagram Tool Should You Use?

A practical comparison of Mermaid and DGMO for text-based diagramming. Syntax, features, rendering, ecosystem, and when to pick each one.

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How to Create Sequence Diagrams from Text

Learn how to create sequence diagrams from plain text using DGMO. Step-by-step tutorial covering participants, messages, notes, loops, and more — with live examples.

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Diagrams as Code: Why Developers Are Moving from GUI Tools to Text

GUI diagram tools break version control, slow down teams, and rot in wikis. Text-based diagrams live in your repo, render automatically, and stay current. Here's why developers are making the switch.

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