Mermaid / PlantUML - Diagramming Tools

When it comes to explaining a process, I always like to refer to a diagram. You know the adage, " one picture is worth a thousand words “. Legacy tools At my previous clients, we were used to diagramming with software like Microsoft Visio, Modelio, etc. They are great tools, easy to use. Need a box? Just drag and drop it from the toolbox panel. However, when several people were working on the same project and had to modify the same diagrams, it became cumbersome:
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Paste Image : a Visual Studio Code Extension to Paste Images to Markdown

I am used to writing documentation in Markdown. However, I’ve always been frustrated when it was about using images or screenshots to illustrate what I was documenting. Indeed, we have to generate the image, copy it into the documentation folder and then, reference the path to it into the markdown file: a quite heavy task, especially when we want to use a lot of images. So I looked into the Visual Studio Code marketplace and found the Paste Image extension.
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Package Managers: Install What You Need via the Command Line

As a developer, installing new applications or tools can be a recurrent, fastidious and time consuming task. Some operating systems are shipped with a package manager to make this task easier. When it is not delivered with the OS, developers usually developed their own. In this article I will present you one package manager for: Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. Linux If you ever used Linux, you probably know how easy it is to install softwares on this operating system.
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