Documentation as Code: Living Architecture Diagrams With PlantUML and C4
Architecture diagrams that live in a wiki fall out of date. PlantUML in the repository with a CI check that renders diagrams keeps them honest — imperfectly, but better than the alternative.
Architecture diagrams that live in a wiki fall out of date. PlantUML in the repository with a CI check that renders diagrams keeps them honest — imperfectly, but better than the alternative.
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