Adding backlinks to a GitHub wiki

2021-07-16 #github #documentation

Backlinks, or bi-directional liks, are becoming table-stakes for productivity apps since they've been popularized by Roam. It's a simple concept: when you create a link from page A to page B, page B will also reference page A. With traditional hyperlinks, page B wouldn't know about page A unless you explicitly link it back.

Backlinks allow a graph of knowledge to grow organically. When you create a doc for Orders, and mention Products, a Products page will be created or updated with a backlink. Even when not actively documenting Products, readers can get an idea of what they entail because of the linked references.

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Things you didn't know you could diff in GitHub

2020-08-20 #git #github

If GitHub is your daily driver or you've contributed to open source at some point, you've probably seen the comparison screen before.

Screenshot of GitHub's compare screen

"Compare and review just about anything"

They're not lying. You can compare a lot in there, but most of it isn't available in the UI. Here are a few tricks you probably didn't know about.

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