--- title: "Diagram as Code" url: https://daily.dev/posts/diagram-as-code-c1udvr6fx source_url: https://blog.bytebytego.com/p/diagram-as-code type: article source: "ByteByteGo" published: 2022-07-25T14:41:45.734Z updated: 2026-03-15T07:10:13.708Z tags: ["authentication", "general-programming", "security"] reading_time: 1 upvotes: 273 comments: 16 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Diagram as Code **[ByteByteGo](https://daily.dev/sources/bytebytego)** · 1 min read · 273 upvotes · 16 comments ## Summary 6 different ways to turn code into beautiful architecture diagrams ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@jessyco** · 6 upvotes > To give a bit of context for people that may be wondering; the use for this would be to include it inside of a code repository. Having code represent and generate a diagram makes them easier to manage and be consistent over time. > > As your diagram file updates you still retain a human readable format that helps you identify relationships outside of the visual rendering part. SO in the event of tools going away for one reason or another you still retain the initial information. > > Having these kinds of diagrams may be useful along side readme files in a repository to help people gain a contextual... **@karrylaw** · 1 upvotes > Good, I enjoy it **@shiva\_rawat2** · 0 upvotes > HII **@harikesh409** · 0 upvotes > PlantUML is my fav **@chamacr** · 0 upvotes > This post is gold ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#authentication](https://daily.dev/tags/authentication), [#general-programming](https://daily.dev/tags/general-programming), [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/diagram-as-code-c1udvr6fx)