![]() UML supports thirteen types of diagrams organized into three categories (or, arguably, two categories with one subcategory). This is set of standards to model software at various levels of abstraction. Last year, I discovered PlantUML, and it has made diagram creation and editing significantly easier for me. It is easier for me because I can create my diagrams via human readable code and easily edit and update them as my thoughts take shape. I want to share how to install it and getting working with Visual Studio Code.įirst, what is UML? UML stands for Universal Modeling Language. ![]() ![]() ![]() As a Systems Engineer and Architect, I have done my fair share of diagrams for both design and documentation. To be fair, it was an area of my professional development I was not entirely satisfied with. Creating diagrams that were organized and clear was a pain. I had used Visio but was never in love with it. Some people love Visio and I respect that however, I always found myself rearranging shapes and dragging things around the screen and formatting text. I couldn't think in Visio that is, I couldn't open up a blank document and jot down ideas and have them take shape. Rather, I had to take out a piece of paper and sketch out what I wanted to draw first and then go to Visio and build the finished document. ![]()
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