Key Points

Variety of design tools for different needs
Programmable Web concepts - integrate 3rd party open APIs

References

Reference_description_with_linked_URLs_______________________	Notes______________________________________________________________

drawing & diagram tools
gd-drawings-folder	gd drawings folder **
https://app.diagrams.net/#G1rbB6ZcNg8-8lLpT3vIH4Ir-t0DpPdYyM https://www.draw.io/	draw.io free account
	Libre Office drawings
	Lucidchart subscriptions
https://sequencediagram.org/	free online quick simple sequence diagram generator using simple text inputs not EXACTLY mermaid compatible - well documented but not text generation capability**
https://www.guru99.com/best-uml-tools.html	Guru99 list of diagram & modeling tools
https://medevel.com/open-source-uml-tools/	EOS diagram & modeling tools list
Mermaid Live online mmd file editor for many diagram types	Mermaid Live online mmd file editor for many diagram types **
https://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid/#/sequenceDiagram	Mermaid home on github
https://plantuml.com/	Plantuml - text-based UML diagramming tool **
https://www.figma.com/files	Figma has free account for a FEW and 3 files only > templates, downloads for different diagrams, slides etc


Wireframe design
Figma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figma https://www.figma.com/community	Figma free version limits. https://www.figma.com/pricing/ https://www.figma.com/design/

https://cliquestudios.com/free-wireframing-tools/	Wireframes - Best free wireframe tools in 2019
https://careerfoundry.com/en/blog/ux-design/free-wireframing-tools/	Wireframes - The 9 Best Free Wireframe Tools for UX Designers for 2021
https://mockitt.wondershare.com/wireframe/wireframe-tools-open-source.html	try Wondershare or ?

db design tools	should forward, reverse engineer from model to db scripts should have ERD, schemas for SQL, NoSQL
https://www.guru99.com/data-modeling-tools-design-database.html	very good list **
https://dbeaver.io/	DBeaver - Community Edition
https://www.gleek.io/blog/data-modeling-tools.html	free trials
https://www.visual-paradigm.com/shop/vp.jsp?license=perpetual	visual paradigm toolset - different versions - all priced
https://app.diagrams.net/	draw.io diagram tool can use gdrive **
https://wisdomplexus.com/blogs/open-source-data-modeling-tools/	Good list of open source design tools **
https://www.dbdesigner.net/plans/	low monthly cost
https://www.oracle.com/in/database/technologies/appdev/datamodeler.html	Oracle SQL Developer for data modeling




CRUD generation tools	should define model objects / metadata w logical views over entities should generate full db, ORMs, MVC, frontends
https://grails.org/ https://guides.grails.org/index.html https://docs.grails.org/5.1.1/guide/single.html	Grails **
https://www.jhipster.tech/ https://github.com/jhipster/generator-jhipster	JHipster *
https://feathersjs.com/ https://docs.feathersjs.com/guides/basics/starting.html#our-first-app	Feathers **
https://www.findbestopensource.com/tagged/crud-generator	EOS CRUD generator list
https://github.com/jaxio/celerio-angular-quickstart	Java Angular CRUD generator from DB schema
https://awesomeopensource.com/projects/crud-generator

Containers
	Docker
	VirtualBox
https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/start/	Minikube is an open-source utility that makes it possible to run Kubernetes on a Windows, Mac or Linux laptop or desktop PC. uses Container or virtual machine manager, such as: Docker, Hyperkit, HyperV, KVM, Parallels, Podman, VirtualBox, or VMware Fusion/Workstation

Data Services Tools
	Spark
https://kylin.apache.org/ https://kyligence.io/resources/apache-kylin-quick-start-guide/ https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KYLIN/User+Manual+4.X	Apache Kylin is an open source, distributed Analytical Data Warehouse for Big Data; multi-dimensional cube and precalculation technology on Hadoop and Spark integrate with your favorite BI tools like Tableau and PowerBI
https://aws.amazon.com/partners/saas-boost/	AWS SaaS Boost is an EOS tool used by ISVs to migrate their existing software to a Software-as-a-Service delivery model.
https://delta.io/ https://docs.delta.io/latest/quick-start.html	Delta lake is an open-source project that enables building a Lakehouse Architecture
https://grafana.com/	Grafana allows you to query, visualize, alert on and understand your metrics no matter where they are stored limited runtime for EOS license
	Nrwl Nx is an EOS toolkit and framework for building, testing and scaling enterprise-grade Angular applications

BI design tools	should support visualization, creation of shared data sets, transformations, parms generate data frame or workbook for user to run analytics, what ifs
	BIRT
https://www.predictiveanalyticstoday.com/open-source-free-business- intelligence-solutions/
https://logz.io/blog/business-intelligence-tools/
https://www.ubuntupit.com/best-open-source-bi-tools-and-software/

ML Tools
https://www.tensorflow.org/ https://www.tensorflow.org/tutorials	Tensorflow end-to-end open source machine learning platform The core open source library to help you develop and train ML models. Get started quickly by running Colab notebooks directly in your browser.



API design tools	should define entity physical, logical models, messages ( request, response )
https://openapi.tools/	very good open tools list **
https://github.com/Rhosys/openapi-explorer/blob/main/README.md	OpenAPI explorer reads messages, generators API doc **
https://github.com/OpenAPITools/openapi-generator	OpenAPI Generator *
https://gum.co/openapi_generator_ebook	Beginners Guide to Code generation for openapi
https://redocly.github.io/redoc/#section/Authentication	Petstore app generated as an openapi specs w React Html - supports features
https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/8-open-source-tools-will-lift-your-api-game	good list of some of the same tools in the openapi/tools list

UI Toolsets
https://github.com/nrwl/nx https://github.com/nrwl/nx-examples	Nrwl Nx is an EOS toolkit and framework for building, testing and scaling enterprise-grade Angular applications




ETL tools	define producers, consumers, transformers


Process Design Tools	define jepls with producers, consumers, objects, methods, data, events, handlers
https://www.archimatetool.com/	TOGAF Archimate toolset **



Message Design Tools




CMS tools
xwiki
jspwiki
liferay
drupal
wordpress
confluence

ERP open source
https://opensource.com/tools/enterprise-resource-planning
https://dynamics.folio3.com/blog/open-source-enterprise-resource-planning- software/#Odoo


Programmable Web concepts - integrate 3rd party open APIs
https://www.programmableweb.com/category/all/apis




icons
https://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/library	free icon library subscribed**
Art tools
https://makeameme.org/	create and use great memes

m Grails	Grails 4x - simple application modeling

Key Concepts

URL Tools

https://zapier.com/blog/best-url-shorteners/

The 7 best URL shortener services

Bitly for the best all-around URL shortener
Rebrandly for an alternative to Bitly
Dub for a modern URL shortener
TinyURL for free, fast, and anonymous short URLs
BL.INK for business owners
URL Shortener by Zapier for automatically creating short links
Short.io for a great free plan

https://zapier.com/blog/best-url-shorteners/#tinyurl

Meme Tools

https://makeameme.org/

jm9g

D01x#yn

11

key images to build test meme from ...

gdrive folder

Dr Evil

https://screenrant.com/austin-powers-best-funniest-dr-evil-quotes/

Lawrence Fishburne - Morpheus - The Matrix - What if I told you

What if I told you ... trust fuels the crypto world .. and we're low

Bill Lumbergh - Office Space - .. that would be great

https://comicbookandbeyond.com/bill-lumbergh-quotes/

“Hello Peter, what’s happening? Listen, are you gonna have those TPS reports for us this afternoon?”

“Oh, oh, and I almost forgot. Ahh, I’m also gonna need you to go ahead and come in on Sunday, too…”

“Milt, we’re gonna need to go ahead and move you downstairs into storage

And I said, I don't care if they lay me off either, because I told, I told Bill that if they move my desk one more time, then, then I'm, I'm quitting, I'm going to quit.

if they take my stapler.. I'll set the building on fire - enough is enough

SCHRUTE FACTS (DWIGHT SCHRUTE FROM THE OFFICE)

https://parade.com/1196529/alexandra-hurtado/dwight-schrute-quotes/

“There’s too many people on this earth. We need a new plague.”

“I signed up for Second Life about a year ago. Back then, my life was so great that I literally wanted a second one. Absolutely everything was the same. Except I could fly.”

“You know, I really would’ve appreciated a heads up that you were into dating mothers. I would’ve introduced you to mine.”

“Blink once if you want me to pull the plug.”

“I am better than you have ever been or ever will be.”

“I wonder if king-sized sheets are called presidential-sized in England.”

“I am ready to face any challenges that might be foolish enough to face me.”

Greta Thunberg - environmentalist - "Really? I didn't now that"

Free UX Design Tools to Review

Figma Clique favorite
InVision Clique favorite
Draw.io
Pencil Project
Wireframe.CC
MockFlow
Jumpchart
Framebox
Mydraft.CC
Wirefy

Design Process Concepts

-------------------------
#architecture.model
#solution.process
#architecture.practice

after FACTUR3DT.io >

invoicing context > use cases > actors > services > inputs > process > decisions > actions > events > outcomes > variances
( jepl )

openerp, opentrade, openbank, opentradefinance

tnt > service interfaces > models > db schema
map to xuc epics > stories
map to features - functional, non-functional
map to research on features, services, pain points, issues
map to surveys - how now, FACTUR3DT.io, feelings: value, change

actors > roles > use cases > features
> serviceMgrs > processes > events

a>> market definitions, segments, communities
a>> segment current and competitive solutions: FACTUR3DT.io
a>> market segment requirements
a>> actors & roles list
a>> use cases list
a>> features list
a>> serviceMgrs list
a>> service processes: jepl
a>> time to value roadmap
a>> related master data
a>> related app interfaces
a>> related documents
a>> logical ERD

#non-functional requirements
dimensions

architecture
onboarding
education
consulting
security
scale
integration
reusability
quality management
operations RAS
maintenance
support
configuration management
policy management
process management
event management
customization
change management
community building
compliance with stds, regs
cilent product kbase
client success management
client usage kbase rewards
promotion

#Solution themes
#themes

Key Themes Concepts
BPE - business process engineering
CIP - continuous improvement process
EOS - enterprise open-source
CDS - customer driven solutions
TDD - test driven delivery
SOE - service oriented engineering
SSM - smart service management
SDM - smart data management
SDD - sprint driven development
CDP - continuous delivery process
MDG - model driven engineering
RT3 - right tools, training, talent to do job right
VE - validate everything > EEP
LNB - learning new behavior
ARS - app recovery services: rollback, forward

Potential Value Opportunities

Potential Challenges

Candidate Solutions

Design Tools

vscode design tools - mermaid, plantuml

Online Sequence Diagram Tool - limited value

https://sequencediagram.org/

cbdc example file -

"diag-OpenCBDC Mint operation w Atomizer.txt"

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CJC5A1JAHXhR_BHGqdkBx43P5pH9KWJH/view?usp=sharing

HTML color code builder

https://htmlcolorcodes.com/

Notes

Good, simple manual - quick to learn -
https://sequencediagram.org/instructions.html
Close but not Mermaid compatible syntax
no text generation as metadata for runtime doc
diagrams need to be defined and viewed ONLY in the online tool
no IDE editors - online edit and view only

Sample Dvp Token Swap using Hash Timelock Contract Model

DvP Token Swap

title DvP Token Swap: Hash Time Lock Contract Model

actor "Seller\nBank" as Seller #DCE4B3
database "Seller\nLedger" as SLedger #fcdcd4
database "Buyer\nLedger" as BLedger #E6E0B7
actor "Buyer\nBank" as Buyer #B7E6E2

bottomparticipants
actor Seller
database SLedger
database BLedger
actor Buyer

note over SLedger,BLedger #lightblue:Seller sells 10 IBM share tokens\n to Buyer for 100 USD tokens

note over SLedger,BLedger #lightgreen:If settlement time exceeds time limit\n assets are retained by original parties


Seller->Seller:Seller creates secret\nand it's hash

aboxright over Seller, Buyer #DCE4B3:Seller creates shares order for buyer\nif buyer uses secret

Buyer<-Buyer:Buyer verifies seller\n shares order

aboxleft over Buyer, Seller #B7E6E2:Buyer creates a payment order to seller\n if the seller provides the same secret

Seller->Seller:Seller accesses payment\n order using the secret

aboxright over Seller, Buyer #DCE4B3:Seller signs a new payment\n receipt to access the funds

Buyer->Buyer:Buyer accesses payment \nreceipt secret

aboxleft over Buyer, Seller #B7E6E2:Buyer signs a new shares receipt\n to access the shares

Mermaid diagrams

https://mermaid.live/edit/#pako:eNpt0M2qAjEMBeBXidk68wJdKILC1a3bbkJ7xin051pbRMR3tzOOO7MK5DuB5MkmWbDiG64V0WDv5JIl6Eitdt4Z9JvN-pTGqOgP3iea-o7GdCfJoEeq25_4w4zEidAIyRSw0GnWN9rPmbbYfdIdHefErFts9ZsfaQA8XTKkLORb3HFADuJsu-k5zTSXEQGaVWstBqm-aNbx1Wj9t1JwsK6kzGoQf0PHUks6P6JhVXLFFy1_WdTrDbKeYug

https://ruleoftech.com/2018/generating-documentation-as-code-with-mermaid-and-plantuml

https://www.cloudhadoop.com/mermaidjs-tutorial/

VSCode Mermaid Editor plugins

Markdown Preview Enhanced
https://shd101wyy.github.io/markdown-preview-enhanced/#/file-imports?id=supported-file-types

Mermaid Editor
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=tomoyukim.vscode-mermaid-editor

Themes available for the online editor

Available Themes

default - This is the default theme for all diagrams.
neutral - This theme is great for black and white documents that will be printed.
dark - This theme goes well with dark-colored elements or dark-mode.
forest - This theme contains shades of green.
base - This is the only theme that can be modified. Use this theme as the base for customizations.

Customize diagram with %%init%% directive

https://mermaid.js.org/config/setup/interfaces/mermaid.Mermaid.html#init

%%init%% { theme: "dark", logLevel: "debug" }

graphTB

https://www.google.com/search?q=video+Mermaid+live+editor+how+to+set+init+directive+for+a+diagram&oq=video+Mermaid+live+editor+how+to+set+init+directive+for+a+diagram&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCTIyNzgxajBqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Plantuml Diagrams

https://plantuml.com/

plantuml online
http://www.plantuml.com/plantuml/uml/SyfFKj2rKt3CoKnELR1Io4ZDoSa70000

plantuml in vscode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkwJ9GwgZJU

https://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid/#/

Plantuml examples

Plantuml for C4 Tiers and Layers Diagrams Tutorial

https://www.alibabacloud.com/blog/597426

PlantUML_Language_Reference_Guide.pdf file

plantuml-tutorial-2022-alibabacloud.com-Architecture Drawing Tools and Methodology.pdf file

Free Online Color Picker Converter

https://redketchup.io/color-picker

pick a color to get HEX, RGB values

use HEX or RGB values to see color

Fed Data Downloads

https://www.federalreserve.gov/datadownload/Choose.aspx?rel=H10

Programmable Web API Directory

https://www.programmableweb.com/category/all/apis

Wikipedia API

The unofficial Wikipedia API. Because Wikipedia is built using MediaWiki, which in turn supports an API, Wikipedia does as well. This provides developers code-level access to the entire Wikipedia...

Amazon EC2 API

The Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) API is a web service that enables you to launch and manage Linux/UNIX and Windows server instances in Amazon's data centers. Giving users the ability to...

Coinbase API

Coinbase is an electronic service and "wallet" for bitcoins and digital currency. Users can transfer currency, pay merchants, and make other payments instantly. The Coinbase API allows developers...

DIM API

DIM is a decentralized chat platform designed to be compatible with Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other blockchain account addresses. DIM features point-to-point encryption, high concurrency, low latency,...

Easy Blockchain API

Easily store entries within multiple blockchains. Hides the complexities of the underlying technologies, such as multiple complex calls, wallets, coins, etc. The Easy Blockchain API is blockchain..

Blockchain Wallet API

The Blockchain Wallet API allows Merchants to use a simple interface can to interact with electronic wallets. This API decrypt the wallet as needed and re-saves. This API uses HTTP GET and POST...

Corda API

Corda is a blockchain platform for business. Application integrated with Corda can handle 600 transactions per second, support shared transaction histories, are 100% compatible with other blockchains...

Algorand API

The Algorand API provides blockchain services for financial operations. Algorand in REST architecture supports JavaScript, Python, Java, and Go programming languages to access the API. Algorand is...

Paxos API

The Paxos API allows users to build and integrate products with Paxos digital financial infrastructure. This API utilizes OAuth2 in its authorization flow, and enables third parties with permission...

Crowdz API

The Crowdz API retrieves business payments data, aiming to eliminate invoice use. Developers can authenticate with an API Key to make calls that will display JSON formats in return. Crowdz is a...

AirSwap Server API

AirSwap Server can be used to set and get intents locally, approve Tokens for trading, submit orders, and more blockchain-related functionalities. The API features REST architecture, and JSON...

TradeLens API

The TradeLens API returns supply chain data powered by blockchain technology. The API uses JSON format to return responses and uses Swagger URLs for sandbox and production goals. Developers can...

Basecamp API

From 37signals. Basecamp is a unique project collaboration tool. Projects don't fail from a lack of charts, graphs, or reports, they fail from a lack of communication and collaboration. Basecamp...

Slack Web API

Slack is a tool for managing team communications. Slack brings together all of a team's messages, files, and posts from Twitter, Dropbox, Trello, Google Docs, GitHub, and other services in one place...

QuickBase API

QuickBase is a low-code platform that unifies IT and Business to quickly...

Passfort API

Passfort offers automated Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance services. The Passfort API provides programmatic access to the platform with methods to manage profiles...

GitHub API

GitHub is a repository of public open source and private business code. Is is a fast, efficient, distributed version control system ideal for the collaborative development of software. Use it to fork...

Amazon SimpleDB API

From their site: Amazon SimpleDB is a web service for running queries on structured data in real time. This service works in close conjunction with Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) and...

Amazon RDS Relational Database Service API

Amazon Relational Database Service, aka Amazon RDS, is a web service that lets you set up, operate, and scale a relational database in the cloud. It provides cost-effective and resizable capacity

Factual v3 API

Factual is an open data platform for application developers that leverages large-scale data aggregation and community exchange. Our focus is on making data more accessible (i.e. cheaper, higher...

Food API

The Food and Recipe API is spoonacular's Food, Recipe, Menu, Restaurant and Nutrition API which allows users to access over 360,000 recipes and 80,000 food products. The API has a food ontology that...

Google BigQuery API

The Google BigQuery service allows users to run SQL-like queries against very large datasets, with potentially billions of rows. BigQuery works best for interactive analyses, typically using a small...

SQLify API

SQLify adds data conversion to any third-party application. The API converts JSON data into query-able data (CSV or SQL). SQLify offers full API access for free. A paid plan is also available which...

Google Cloud DNS API

Google offers access to a Domain Name System (DNS) management service utilizing Google's global infrastructure of name servers. The Google Cloud DNS API allows developers to store and look up IP...

Google Cloud SQL API

Google Cloud SQL provides a cloud-based MySQL database that is recommended for small- and medium-sized applications. It offers the same abilities and functions as MySQL along with some additional...

CKAN API

CKAN (Comprehensive Knowledge Archive Network) is an open-source data portal platform that provides an out of the box solution for managing, transferring, and accessing data. CKAN operates under a...

AnySQL Connector API

An API that lets you connect to any kind of SQL Database Management Systems. Currently Supports: MySQL SQL Server MariaDB CockroachDB IBM DB2 PostgreSQL. Before using the API, please make...

Amazon EC2 API

The Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) API is a web service that enables you to launch and manage Linux/UNIX and Windows server instances in Amazon's data centers. Giving users the ability to...

Google+ Domains API

The Google+ Domains API enables Google Apps customers and ISVs with the ability to build custom Google+ functionality and services for people who use Google Apps at college, work, or home. Develop...

US Stocks Fundamentals API

The US Stocks Fundamentals API offers access to stock data based on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Over 12,000 companies are supported with over 8,000 indicators. Developers need to...

NASDAQ Data-On-Demand API

NASDAQ Data-On-Demand provides historical stock quote data. NASDAQ Data-On-Demand enables users to choose specific symbols and trading time periods for quick and efficient analysis. The data can be...

Finnworlds Analyst Ratings API

Analyst Ratings API includes current and historical buy, hold, sell ratings of analysts. As well as details about the analyst such as the firm, the success rate and return rate. It can also be used...

Sentiment Investor API

Sentiment Investor API enables developers to gather sentiment data about stock market from social media including Reddit, Twitter, Yahoo Finance and other sources. Data returned includes number of...

Unofficial Seeking Alpha API

Query for news, market moving, price quotes, chart, indices, analysis from investors and experts, etc…

findl API

The findl API returns financial data including fundamentals for 15,000 US companies, prices data for 20,000+ US companies and funds, and investors data from 200,000+ insiders. From the provider: "..

Step-by-step guide for Example

sample code block

sample code block

Design Tools

Key Points

References

drawing & diagram tools

Wireframe design

db design tools

CRUD generation tools

Containers

BI design tools

ML Tools

API design tools

UI Toolsets

ETL tools

Process Design Tools

Message Design Tools

Programmable Web concepts - integrate 3rd party open APIs

Key Concepts

URL Tools

The 7 best URL shortener services

Meme Tools

MILTON FROM OFFICE SPACE - skeptic

Free UX Design Tools to Review

Design Process Concepts

-------------------------#architecture.model#solution.process#architecture.practice

#non-functional requirementsdimensions

#Solution themes#themes

Potential Value Opportunities

Potential Challenges

Candidate Solutions

Design Tools

Online Sequence Diagram Tool - limited value

Sample Dvp Token Swap using Hash Timelock Contract Model

Mermaid diagrams

Themes available for the online editor

Customize diagram with %%init%% directive

Plantuml Diagrams

Plantuml examples

Plantuml for C4 Tiers and Layers Diagrams Tutorial

Free Online Color Picker Converter

Fed Data Downloads

Programmable Web API Directory

Step-by-step guide for Example

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#architecture.model
#solution.process
#architecture.practice

#non-functional requirements
dimensions

#Solution themes
#themes