Agreed! Hand drawn is quicker, way more flexible, and everyone knows how to do it.
It has a built in version control system: get a new piece of paper and keep the old one.
There is immense power in "reciting" the diagram in front of someone on a new piece of paper or whiteboard. It's essentially adding a whole new dimension to your diagram, as well as space for discussion and interaction along the way. I've not seen someone pull this off well in any electronic format.
Spending time refining diagrams is what you do when you're writing a thesis or book. You have to be very careful when designing your diagrams this way. But it's a complete waste of time when the diagram is for software under development. Those diagrams can and will become outdated very quickly.
It has a built in version control system: get a new piece of paper and keep the old one.
There is immense power in "reciting" the diagram in front of someone on a new piece of paper or whiteboard. It's essentially adding a whole new dimension to your diagram, as well as space for discussion and interaction along the way. I've not seen someone pull this off well in any electronic format.
Spending time refining diagrams is what you do when you're writing a thesis or book. You have to be very careful when designing your diagrams this way. But it's a complete waste of time when the diagram is for software under development. Those diagrams can and will become outdated very quickly.