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Code generation with 2D diagrams is a productivity killer. There is a reason why digital circuit design has shifted to use of HDLs. You can be far more productive describing behavior in text than shepherding boxes around on a schematic and slavishly working to make the interconnect look nice. With text, it's easy to make modifications. You have the power of VCS tools available to track changes. It's easier to partition work across multiple people. You aren't tied to proprietary storage formats and tooling that could disappear when their creators go under.



> There is a reason why digital circuit design has shifted to use of HDLs.

Yours is so far the most insightful comment I've read on the page. Have an up vote.


Which is also a reason your are seeing more textual front-ends for UML.




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