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10 guides on tutorial. Practical writing from the team building Atlas, useful whether or not you buy anything.
The Mermaid pie chart is the simplest data diagram in the language (a title and a handful of label-value pairs) but choosing when to use one is where the real skill lies.
Mermaid's mindmap uses nothing but indentation to build a hierarchy, so an outline you already have becomes a mind map with almost no extra syntax.
The Mermaid timeline diagram turns a list of dates and events into a clean chronological visual. This guide covers the exact syntax, the grouping tricks, and where it fits.
A state diagram shows the states something can be in and how it moves between them. Mermaid makes state machines quick to write and revise.
A gantt chart shows a project's tasks across a timeline. Mermaid lets you write one in text and update it as fast as the plan changes.
Entity-relationship diagrams model database structure. Mermaid lets you write them in text and keep them versioned next to your schema.
Class diagrams model the structure of object-oriented code. Mermaid lets you write them in text and keep them next to the code they describe.
Sequence diagrams show how parts of a system talk to each other over time. Mermaid makes them fast to write and easy to keep current.
You do not need to install anything or pay anything to make a solid flowchart. Here is how to do it online, for free, and do it well.
Word can make a passable flowchart in a pinch. Here is how to do it well, and how to know when you have outgrown it.
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