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Understanding The Big Picture: Why You Should Show System Architecture With Diagrams

Tadeh Hakopian

from Amazon (USA)

About speaker

Senior Program Manager

With a background in Architecture and Development, Tadeh has supported building
large scale projects with diverse teams for over 10 years. By promoting open dialogue,
systems thinking, and long term planning he has improved operational efficiencies in all
his endeavors.

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Great presentations are a powerful tool for conveying ideas, sharing knowledge, and engaging audiences. This talk will delve into the fusion of MARP, a simple yet powerful presentation framework, and Markdown, a lightweight markup language, to create captivating presentations from Readme files.

We will review how to talk real world use cases of network architecture and transpose it on a illustration to diagram all the important steps for lossless conceptual communication in any project. Learn to make great documents quickly with automation and developer tools to help illustrate your codebase and system architecture.

Key Takeaways

Understand the fundamentals of using MARP and Markdown for creating engaging presentations from Readme files.

Discover the features and customization options offered by MARP, such as themes, layouts, slide transitions, and interactive elements.

Learn how to effectively communicate your ideas, projects, and expertise in a visually compelling and engaging manner using tools like VS code, Github actions and other common editors.

Learn best practices for structuring content, incorporating visuals, and utilizing storytelling techniques to deliver compelling presentations from Readme files.

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