Michael Heap

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I write about systems, people, and what we learn when things go wrong.

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The GitHub wiki is an anti-pattern (2022)

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Using the wiki on GitHub makes life more difficult for your users, and you as a maintainer. Use the `/docs` folder and GitHub Pages instead and keep your docs in sync with code