I need to reverse-engineer a large coldfusion site built several years ago by a dedicated team of morons.
I haven’t written a flowchart in many years, and never for a website.
Does anybody diagram sites these days?
What do you use? … Flowcharting software? Google Draw? A Spreadsheet? Some combo of stuff?
What does a diagrammed (flowcharted?) site even look like?
Flowcharts worked OK way back when. But that was before stateless programming, and application variables, and stored procs, etc. etc.
… Anybody reinvented this particular wheel lately?
Much Thanks,
MS
Generally I don’t diagram, but I have done it once or twice when a piece of logic just wouldn’t resolve itself in my head.
I used http://www.gliffy.com/ and it did the job pretty well without having to install any software on my computer.
Notable features:
- Registration is free and you can try it before signing up
- Your files are saved on their servers
- You can make documents private or public
- You can collaborate with others while making your chart
All in all, it’s a pretty smooth experience, and I’d definitely recommend taking a look before installing dedicated software for it.