How to visualize platform differences
We are in the process of modernising our application stack and have a mix of legacy and modern systems. I'd like to create some visualization to compare systems, but I'm pretty much stuck in the starting blocks.
Let's take an example with four applications. They all have dependencies on either the old or new data layers, API platforms, UI platforms and CSS frameworks.
As an example, let's say the systems have these dependencies. System 1 is the oldest and System 4 is the newest (and the stack we're moving towards):
System 1 System 2 System 3 System 4
Data Layer old old old new
API platform old old new new
UI platform old new new new
CSS framework old old new new
This fairly naive table works, but is limited as you scale to more systems or layers and completely dies when you have more than just two versions of a component or use combinations (for example, a system could use some of the old APIs and some of the new ones).
I'm ready to just brute force it into this table format, but is there a simpler or more intuitive way to represent this kind of data?
visualization
asked Nov 13 '18 at 13:17
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We are in the process of modernising our application stack and have a mix of legacy and modern systems. I'd like to create some visualization to compare systems, but I'm pretty much stuck in the starting blocks.
Let's take an example with four applications. They all have dependencies on either the old or new data layers, API platforms, UI platforms and CSS frameworks.
As an example, let's say the systems have these dependencies. System 1 is the oldest and System 4 is the newest (and the stack we're moving towards):
System 1 System 2 System 3 System 4
Data Layer old old old new
API platform old old new new
UI platform old new new new
CSS framework old old new new
This fairly naive table works, but is limited as you scale to more systems or layers and completely dies when you have more than just two versions of a component or use combinations (for example, a system could use some of the old APIs and some of the new ones).
I'm ready to just brute force it into this table format, but is there a simpler or more intuitive way to represent this kind of data?
visualization
asked Nov 13 '18 at 13:17
Cobus KrugerCobus Kruger
4,93634281
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We are in the process of modernising our application stack and have a mix of legacy and modern systems. I'd like to create some visualization to compare systems, but I'm pretty much stuck in the starting blocks.
Let's take an example with four applications. They all have dependencies on either the old or new data layers, API platforms, UI platforms and CSS frameworks.
As an example, let's say the systems have these dependencies. System 1 is the oldest and System 4 is the newest (and the stack we're moving towards):
System 1 System 2 System 3 System 4
Data Layer old old old new
API platform old old new new
UI platform old new new new
CSS framework old old new new
This fairly naive table works, but is limited as you scale to more systems or layers and completely dies when you have more than just two versions of a component or use combinations (for example, a system could use some of the old APIs and some of the new ones).
I'm ready to just brute force it into this table format, but is there a simpler or more intuitive way to represent this kind of data?
visualization
asked Nov 13 '18 at 13:17
Cobus KrugerCobus Kruger
4,93634281
We are in the process of modernising our application stack and have a mix of legacy and modern systems. I'd like to create some visualization to compare systems, but I'm pretty much stuck in the starting blocks.
Let's take an example with four applications. They all have dependencies on either the old or new data layers, API platforms, UI platforms and CSS frameworks.
As an example, let's say the systems have these dependencies. System 1 is the oldest and System 4 is the newest (and the stack we're moving towards):
System 1 System 2 System 3 System 4
Data Layer old old old new
API platform old old new new
UI platform old new new new
CSS framework old old new new
This fairly naive table works, but is limited as you scale to more systems or layers and completely dies when you have more than just two versions of a component or use combinations (for example, a system could use some of the old APIs and some of the new ones).
I'm ready to just brute force it into this table format, but is there a simpler or more intuitive way to represent this kind of data?
visualization
visualization
asked Nov 13 '18 at 13:17
Cobus KrugerCobus Kruger
4,93634281
asked Nov 13 '18 at 13:17
Cobus KrugerCobus Kruger
4,93634281
asked Nov 13 '18 at 13:17
Cobus KrugerCobus Kruger
4,93634281
asked Nov 13 '18 at 13:17
Cobus KrugerCobus Kruger
4,93634281
asked Nov 13 '18 at 13:17
Cobus KrugerCobus Kruger
4,93634281
4,93634281
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