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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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