I've been writing about systems whose interesting behaviour happens over time. A shopper compares something, adds it to their basket, then disappears. A gateway observes a request, accumulates evidence, and decides whether the origin application should ever…

Mermaid.js Deep Dive: How It Actually Works and How to Extend It

NOTE: This is part of my experiments with AI / a way to spend $1000 Calude Code Web credits. I've fed this a BUNCH of papers, my understanding, questions I had to generate this article. It's fun and fills a gap I haven't seen filled anywhere else. This post…

I published an NPM package!!! Publishing Mermaid Enhancements as an npm Package

Me. a .net guy finally plucked up the courage to dip my toes into the world of npm packages! Mermaid.js is obscure enough and odd enough that I could actually deliver something useful! So enjoy. After building some really useful enhancements for Mermaid.js…

Enhancing Mermaid Diagrams with Pan/Zoom and Export

npm Package Available: This implementation is now available as @mostlylucid/mermaid-enhancements - a production-ready npm package. See Publishing Mermaid Enhancements as an npm Package for details on how to use it in your projects. Mermaid is a fantastic tool…

Switching Themes for Mermaid (Updated)

I use Mermaid.js to create the dope diagrams you see in a few posts. Like the one below. However something that annoyed me is that it wasn't reactive to switching themes (dark/light) and there seemed to be very poor information out there on achieving this.…