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Editable PNG Diagrams with draw.io

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Introduction   draw.io (also known as diagrams.net ) is a popular tool for creating diagrams. An indispensable addition to any developer's toolbox, draw.io offers a range of features that make diagram creation easy and efficient.  Embedding Diagram Data in PNG Files One of the useful features of draw.io is the ability to export diagrams as PNG - Portable Network Graphics format, including the diagram itself in the image .   This approach offers several benefits: No Need to Maintain Two Files : You don't need to keep separate files for the diagram and the exported image. Easy Export : The diagram can be exported and shared easily while retaining its editability. Streamlined Source Control : Save the image file directly to source control without needing to export it each time. We aim to simplify the management of the diagram files; the PNG can be directly published without  having to be converted first, and can be also  be edited directly in draw.io. How ...
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Scaling up Business Applications - Lessons Learned

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In my daily work I am often busy with migration of the legacy Line of Business applications to modern solutions using new architectures, latest technologies. I am always interested to find out more over the challenges there, the approach, results, and – most importantly – the lessons learned. That is one of the reasons I found it beneficial last week to attend a meeting for our .NET group From a Monolith to a Scalable Application , by Marc Gerritsen. The presentation was about a project of migrating an existing financial application that manages health insurers declarations. I had there a few questions for myself and I was specially interested in the 'how' part of their solution: How did you implement scaling? What was your approach? What pitfalls did you encounter? Vertical scaling Vertical scaling, by adding more computing resources to your application was implemented by extending the database new servers with more memory and new CPUs. There was also more which ...
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