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More common mistakes to avoid when creating system architecture diagrams

https://www.ilograph.com/blog/posts/more-common-diagram-mistakes/
17•billyp-rva•1h ago

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ashwinnair99•48m ago
The worst ones are diagrams that look clean but hide all the decisions that actually matter. A messy diagram that shows the real tradeoffs is more useful than a pretty one that lies
chaps•8m ago
Once worked with a systems architect who intentionally disorganized their flow diagrams by just moving nodes in their flow to random places (hi Dan!). The only reason I can think of why he'd do that is to maintain job security by keeping the junior apps folk confused.
zabzonk•34m ago
Couple of comments:

> This can be as simple as adding a type suffix to a resource name (e.g. Orders Table, Results Bucket)

Don't encode types in names. And I disagree somewhat that the names are really needed at all.

> Making a “master” diagram

I think such a diagram is useful but obviously each top-level "box" in it doesn't need to contain all sub-components.

datadrivenangel•19m ago
Diagrams are communication tools, and are best done with a target and goal in mind. The C4 framework is good for addressing multiple levels of abstraction and different types of viewers. The business execs don't need the level of detail that someone debugging the system does.

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