Mastering Layout Engines in Graphviz: Dot vs. Neato vs. Twopi vs. Circo

(guides.visual-paradigm.com)

24 points | by vismit2000 2 days ago

3 comments

  • aezart 1 hour ago
    I occasionally use graphviz and pretty much always wind up frustrated with it. The syntax is pedantic and the resulting output is pretty ugly for all but the simplest graphs.
  • tamimio 16 minutes ago
    I tried most of these declarative diagrams, while they work to some degree, the best outcome I had was with drawio but you should have the skill installed.
    • VorpalWay 4 minutes ago
      Depends on your use case. If i want to export some graph data structure from a program to visualise it for debugging purposes, graphviz is way more relevant than doing it by hand in drawio.

      But if I'm making a presentation for a conference I would choose differently. And in between you get a whole spectrum of tradeoffs.

  • brians 2 hours ago
    If you don't even explain neato vs fdp, what's the point?
    • compiler-guy 55 minutes ago
      It's a sales website with a not-terrible hook.

      Also AI generated diagrams with strange labelling doesn't persuade me much.