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blockdiag vs Visual Studio Code

A side-by-side look at blockdiag and Visual Studio Code. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

blockdiag

blockdiag

Development

blockdiag is an open-source Python library and command-line tool that generates block-style diagram images from simple text files. It supports multiple diagram types like block diagrams, sequence diagrams, activity diagrams, and more.

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Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code

Development

Visual Studio Code is a free, open-source, lightweight code editor developed by Microsoft. It supports debugging, syntax highlighting, intelligent code completion, and Git control. VS Code has a large extension ecosystem allowing developers to add new languages, themes, debuggers and tools.

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