Alex Tech Topic — Issue #3
Demystifying Diagram as Code & Alerts Thresholds
This time I am sharing some new insight on one of my favourite topics Diagram as Code. The release of Gardener, which I shared in the previous newsletter, is the main reason I wanted to bring this subject up. Gardener is a CLI that turns PlantUML files reference in Markdown image tags into images. I have been waiting for such a tool for a very long time. Over the years, I have also evolved my approach to creating diagrams as code to use as few tools as possible.
The second topic, Alert threshold, is related to a recent article I wrote. Writing this article made me realise how clumsy we are with monitoring. I believe we have the wrong approach to the alert threshold. More about it in the dedicated section.
Last, I added a section to reflect on this newsletter’s progress. My personal reflection on starting a newsletter and the direction I want to give to in future issues.
Diagram as Code
What is Diagram as Code?
In a nutshell, a diagram as code is a way of representing diagrams in a text-based format. This approach has a number of advantages over traditional methods, such as being more portable and easier to version control. Additionally, it allows for greater collaboration between…
