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Tutorials, guides, and insights about diagrams as code.
Embedded Diagrams That Stay Current
How Diagrammo embeds work — a fence renders to SVG at build time, and a live link points at a diagram instead of copying it, so the page updates when the diagram does.
Diagramming a Push/Pull/Legs Prep — A Workout Case Study
A hypothetical 12-week beach-body cruise prep, mapped entirely in Diagrammo diagrams: a countdown, body charts for the split, a macro pie, lift-progression lines, volume bars, and workout tables.
AI Makes Pretty Diagrams. Then What?
Most AI tools generate a diagram as a flat image you can't touch. DGMO is plain text, so the AI hands you something you can actually edit — and hand right back. Here's the round-trip loop, how to set it up, and what the AI is doing under the hood.
PlantUML Without Java: Text Diagrams With Zero Setup
PlantUML needs a Java runtime to render. If you want UML-style diagrams as code without installing a JRE or running a server, DGMO is a no-Java alternative — a single CLI and npm package.
PERT Diagrams with Monte Carlo Simulation
Plan uncertain work with three-point estimates and see which activities actually drive the schedule. PERT in DGMO ships with criticality-tinted fills, P50/P80/P95 percentiles, and an interactive duration scrubber.
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.
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.
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.
Mermaid vs DGMO: Which Diagram Tool Should You Use?
A practical comparison of Mermaid and DGMO for text-based diagramming. Syntax, chart types, rendering, ecosystem, and when to pick each one.
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.
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.