A beginner’s guide PlantText provides a *ton* of sample UML diagrams to get you going right out of the gate. Such a dizzying array, in fact, that you might get lost trying to sort out which one applies best to your situation. So we’re starting a new series on UML Diagrams to talk through the […]
Sure, you know you can use PlantText to easily create awesome UML diagrams. But did you know you can also use it to help you visualize JSON? In today’s data-centric world, JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) has become the go-to format for exchanging data between servers, web applications, and APIs. Whether you’re a software developer, data
A Focus on Performance This year has seen a steady increase in both PlantText’s user base as well as the volume of requests hitting our servers. Up to this point, PlantText had been using the publicly available PlantUML servers created and hosted by the amazing Arnaud Roques! Over time, PlantText has become a very large
In the last episode of this Design Patterns series we looked at the very simple Singleton. Now we’ll turn our attention to the frequently used and extremely useful Observer pattern. And of course you can instantly generate an Observer of your own by going to the PlantText Samples window and choosing “Design Patterns” and “Observer.”
Version 21 is Released! Version 21 is out and we are excited! This version is all about optimizing usability and making some cosmetic tweaks that we’ve wanted to do for a while now. We wanted to increase the editor and image area on the screen and just tuck everything into the right place. What’s new
Thanks to everyone who voted in the PlantText feature poll for Version 22! This feedback is essential ensuring that you get the software you want. Here are the results. The big winners: saving diagrams and AI Being able to save diagrams was the most popular feature, narrowly edging out AI integration. Adding a chat feature
In my last post on building Class Diagrams in PlantText, I mentioned I’d be kicking off a Design Patterns series. I figured we’d start simple and then build from there. You can’t get much simpler than the singleton pattern, right? So here we go. Just don’t ask ChatGPT to generate a singleton pattern for you
Version 20 is Released! PlantText Version 20 is here! We are really pumped about it and hope you enjoy using it. Most exciting are the new features for registered, logged in users. Remember, it’s free to register on PlantText. Version 20 also offers many new features for everyone else too. Let’s go through them one
What Are Class Diagrams? This post is all about creating Class Diagrams using PlantUML. We’ll start with the basics of PlantUML syntax, and then chat a bit about object oriented programming. I’m mostly writing this post as a refresher for myself, as well as a reference for future me. True confession – I keep forgetting
