knotend.com is a new kind of flowchart editor designed around a grid-based layout. It gives you excel style keyboard selection and navigation which makes it drastically faster than traditional tools.
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I'm working on a flowchart editor that runs in the browser, and I wanted a way for people to use it without having to sign in, or store any data on our server. I wanted to give them control over their data and to be able to store it locally to open and edit later. And also easily share it with other people. It's easy…
This is a post about why I'm making knotend , a flowchart editor designed for speed, and why we need to get away from mouse-based flowchart editors.
YAGNI, or, You aren't gonna need it , is a standard piece of advice that warns against over engineering and building too many features too early. I think its great and saves you from wasting time, which can kill a project.