## [From Chaos to Clarity: Exploring Mind Maps with MermaidJS](https://www.mermaidchart.com/blog/posts/from-chaos-to-clarity-exploring-mind-maps-with-mermaidjs)
24 July 2023 · 4 mins
Introducing the concept of mind mapping as a tool for organizing complex information, and highlights Mermaid as a user-friendly software that simplifies the creation and editing of mind maps for applications in IT solution design, business decision-making, and knowledge organization.
## [Mermaid Chart Announces Visual Studio Code Plugin to Simplify Development Workflows](https://www.mermaidchart.com/blog/posts/mermaid-chart-announces-visual-studio-code-plugin)
17 July 2023 · 3 mins
New Integration Enhances Workflows By Enabling Developers To Reference And Edit Diagrams Within Visual Studio Code.
## [Mermaid Chart’s ChatGPT Plugin Combines Generative AI and Smart Diagramming For Users](https://www.mermaidchart.com/blog/posts/mermaid-chart-chatgpt-plugin-combines-generative-ai-and-smart-diagramming)
29 June 2023 · 4 mins
Mermaid Chart’s new ChatGPT plugin integrates AI-powered text prompts with Mermaid’s intuitive diagramming editor, enabling users to generate, edit, and share complex diagrams with ease and efficiency.
## [Sequence diagrams, the only good thing UML brought to software development](https://www.mermaidchart.com/blog/posts/sequence-diagrams-the-good-thing-uml-brought-to-software-development/)
15 June 2023 · 12 mins
Sequence diagrams really shine when you’re documenting different parts of a system and the various ways these parts interact with each other.
## [subhash-halder contributed quadrant charts so you can show your manager what to select - just like the strategy consultants at BCG do](https://www.mermaidchart.com/blog/posts/subhash-halder-contributed-quadrant-charts-so-you-can-show-your-manager-what-to-select-just-like-the-strategy-consultants-at-bcg-do/)
8 June 2023 · 7 mins
A quadrant chart is a useful diagram that helps users visualize data and identify patterns in a data set.
## [Mermaid Chart officially launched with sharable diagram links and presentation mode](https://www.mermaidchart.com/blog/posts/mermaid-chart-officially-launched-with-sharable-diagram-links-and-presentation-mode/)
27 March 2023 · 2 mins
Exciting news for all Mermaid OSS fans: Mermaid Chart has officially launched with Mermaid Chart!
## [If you're not excited about ChatGPT, then you're not being creative](https://www.mermaidchart.com/blog/posts/if-youre-not-excited-about-chatgpt-then-youre-not-being-creative-enough/)
8 March 2023 · 9 mins
The hype around AI in general and ChatGPT, in particular, is so intense that it’s very understandable to assume the hype train is driving straight toward the trough of disillusionment.
## [Flow charts are O(n)2 complex, so don't go over 100 connections](https://www.mermaidchart.com/blog/posts/flow-charts-are-on2-complex-so-dont-go-over-100-connections/)
1 March 2023 · 12 mins
Flowchart design is a game of balance: Read about the importance of dialling in the right level of detail and how to manage complexity in large flowcharts.
## [Busting the myth that developers can't write](https://www.mermaidchart.com/blog/posts/busting-the-myth-that-developers-cant-write/)
10 February 2023 · 10 mins
Busting the myth that developers can’t write # It’s an annoying stereotype that developers don’t know how to write, speak, and otherwise communicate.
