Octopus

Productivity

internal wiki

SHOW HN2017

Octopus

Internal wiki with diagrams for software and product teams

github.com

#internal wiki#graphviz#software diagrams#plaintext diagrams

15points
2comments
#1,420of 2,242 in 2017
Top 64%of 2017 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

1 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 2 comments about the project.

Idea: 1 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against

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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • Plaintext diagrams are easy to edit and share

    From 1 comment
    • Hi, I'm the author of Octopus. I'm still wondering why such a great tool as Graphviz (graphviz.org) is not commonly used around the world. I just wanted to show the world how…
      bolchowka on HN

Objections

  • Not truly internal without LDAP support

    From 1 comment
    • Would be truly internal if it used ldap. Not sure I want to use firebase for internal wikis
      n4s33r on HN
  • Concern about using Firebase for internal wikis

    From 1 comment
    • Would be truly internal if it used ldap. Not sure I want to use firebase for internal wikis
      n4s33r on HN

Requests

  • LDAP support

    From 1 comment
    • Would be truly internal if it used ldap. Not sure I want to use firebase for internal wikis
      n4s33r on HN

Questions

  • Why Graphviz is not more commonly used

    From 1 comment
    • Hi, I'm the author of Octopus. I'm still wondering why such a great tool as Graphviz (graphviz.org) is not commonly used around the world. I just wanted to show the world how…
      bolchowka on HN

Alternatives named

  • draw.io

    From 1 comment
    • Hi, I'm the author of Octopus. I'm still wondering why such a great tool as Graphviz (graphviz.org) is not commonly used around the world. I just wanted to show the world how…
      bolchowka on HN
  • Gliffy

    From 1 comment
    • Hi, I'm the author of Octopus. I'm still wondering why such a great tool as Graphviz (graphviz.org) is not commonly used around the world. I just wanted to show the world how…
      bolchowka on HN

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