Unix evolution
In this example, splines are used for drawing edges. Polygon segments are used to draw edges by default, because this is much faster. However, splines are very useful when preparing high-quality PostScript or SVG output. The spline bending factor is customizable.
- Tags: evolution, genealogy, splines
- See also: history of computer languages, Emacs timeline
Module dependencies
This example graph with 213 nodes and 269 edges represents dependencies between modifications to a large program. Testing such programs is tedious and expensive. The graph layout computed by aiSee helps to find out which subsets of modifications might be tested separately after understanding or even eliminating a few key dependencies. In so doing, considerable effort and precious engineering resources can be saved.
Organization chart
In this example, all nodes have the same width and height, thus giving the layout a very uniform appearance. All edges consist only of horizontal and vertical segments (so-called Manhattan layout). The node labels are left-aligned. Subgraphs can be folded to summary nodes.
- Tags: Manhattan layout, organization charts
- See also: U.S. Department of Justice orgchart