DEVS NEED SYSTEM DESIGN TOOLS, NOT DIAGRAMMING TOOLS

Summary from the TLDR Web Dev newsletter

Engineering teams often face a problem when choosing system design tools: they focus on the solution (diagramming tools) rather than the underlying problem (understanding and communicating complex systems). System design is a continuous process that goes beyond diagrams and includes documenting requirements, architecture, and decisions. Modern software systems are too complex for traditional diagramming tools, which lack real-time updates, collaborative features, and the ability to manage cloud resources.