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I would look into a design system and API first. to build the scaffolding to build your system. Then you need to make a decision about Rest vs Graph API. Also, document your use cases with something like this: https://creately.com/ Design System: https://uxdesign.cc/everything-you-need-to-know-about-design-systems-5… https://www.figma.com/design-systems/ Graph API: https://zapier.com/engineering/graph-apis/

have you looked at Creately? I've been using it for a month or so and it seems pretty good: http://creately.com/

Creately looks great, I'm definitely going to try it for some UML goodness. Am I looking at the wrong signup form? looks small to me http://creately.com/creately-sign-up

To me this submission felt more like an ad for killerstartups.com than a story about creatly, and I'm not really sure I liked that. Linking directly to http://creately.com/ instead would have been much better, and that page is much more informative and interesting.

Take a look at this Toyota process map: https://creately.com/diagram/example/hoz4qrcl1/toyota-process-map There are checks everywhere. Pre-checks at the beginning of the supply process, checks that the supplies are valid, checks during manufacturing, checks during assembly, checks post-production. The value chain must continue to flow freely and continuously, and any bottleneck must be found and dealt with immediately, anywhere in the flow. During the entire lifecycle of producing the car, there are gates for both quality and waste. You can't get quality if you have waste, because waste leads to defects, which you have to fix, which takes more time and money, and exponentially destroys your productivity & product. Process gates are necessary to eliminate waste and increase quality. You have to immediately fix the things the gates catch, and continuously improve the process of fixing them, until identifying and fixing problems becomes fast and natural. So process gates are a good thing - IF you actually follow Lean, and are actively working to improve your process. Most people know jack shit about Lean because the company didn't give a shit about training their employees, so their employees suck, and don't improve the process. Toyota, however, does train their employees, and so the employees follow this process, and the result are the most reliable cars at competitive prices. If you are resolved to just have shitty people and not train them, then sure you can remove…

Very nicely done! I think the separation of simulation is makes it more sensible. We did something similar in the earlier days of Creately, but ended up focusing on more diagramming and less simulation as time went by. I think use cases like this belong purpose built apps like Logic.ly - a lot more UX optimization can be done. You can play with an example of a Multiplexor with simulation if you are interested - https://creately.com/creately-start?tempid=fvtdhokh2 Nothing fancy really. Use the "Properties" panel to change signals of inputs. The UX can be better - bringing me to the point of purpose built apps. :)

Snitko, yes it's flash. We are working on other techs as well. In fact we recently also launched a HTML5 player. http://creately.com/blog/announcements/beautiful-new-creately-diagram-… Nick Co-founder

On the flipside, take a look at Creatly, which is closer to what most folks here will be selling. http://creately.com/blog/experience/how-much-to-charge-for-your-online… They told their customers "Pay what you want!" and got a median of $3 and an average of $4 ~ $5, both of which are well under the prices of the cheapest plans of the vast majority of SAAS products and insulting next to the prices their competitors charge.

Creately's AI-powered flowchart generator offers a transformative approach to visualizing processes and workflows. By simply inputting text prompts, users can rapidly create detailed flowcharts, streamlining complex process visualization. Key Features: Prompt-Based Generation: Users can create intricate flowcharts by providing straightforward text prompts, allowing for quick visualization of workflows. Expandable Workflows: The tool enables users to develop detailed workflows by expanding on existing flowcharts with a single click, eliminating the need for manual drawing. Idea Transformation: Creately's AI can convert idea boards, discussion threads, and other diagrams into structured flowcharts, facilitating better understanding and organization. Benefits: Enhanced Productivity: By automating the flowchart creation process, users can focus more on analysis and decision-making, thereby boosting efficiency. Improved Collaboration: The platform supports real-time collaboration, allowing teams to work together seamlessly on flowchart development. Comprehensive Organization: Users can transform notes and diagrams into structured flowcharts, aiding in better project management and clarity. Sample Use Cases: Process Visualization: Generate flowcharts to depict various organizational processes, enhancing clarity and communication. User Interaction Mapping: Create flowcharts illustrating user interactions with products or services, aiding in the development of…

TL;DR Yes but only the basics and only certain key diagram types Of course it is! Now the verbose, overblown specs are only really useful for propping up your monitor (see http://www.omg.org/spec/) but fundamentally UML is all about a common way of discussing code, patterns, architectures and algorithms visually. It's kinda handy to be able to sketch out something on a whiteboard and have everyone in the room be able to read what you have drawn. [Showing my age] I was around before UML and there were any number of conflicting notations used to describe things... total chaos. There are like 14 different types of UML diagrams which is complete overkill. You only really need to understand a few (at a high level) and you are sweet... Roughly in order of usefulness: * Sequence diagrams * Deployment diagrams * Use case model * State diagram * Activity diagram * Class diagram See more http://creately.com/blog/diagrams/uml-diagram-types-examples/

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