Set your data free with model-based architecture diagramming
summary
Claim: de‑confounding content from presentation — keep the architecture model separate from the visualization so one source of truth drives many views. Demonstrated tools: C4 model and structurizr, C4 + PlantUML workflows, C4 Builder, croaky for rendering, and data set for publishing a sqlite-backed catalog. Built example: YAML model → PNG/SVG generation and a partially realized queriable org catalog; work-in-progress but viable. Offers a five-level maturity model (0–4) for migrating from manual diagrams to model as data.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:48Modelbased diagramming
- 9:25Why
- 12:43Tools
- 17:46Flax maturity model
- 20:46Review
- 21:52Thank you
- 25:00Separation of content and presentation
- 26:28Piping data from a model into a design tool
- 28:56Comparing Adobe tools
- 30:31What works for you
- 31:43Chat
- 33:51Followup questions
- 42:15Questions
