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But that's still better then just having the main text saying "do this" where "this" is wrong. And that's often the case for non-wiki documentation.
by amadeuspagel 4y ago
But that's still better then just having the main text saying "do this" where "this" is wrong. And that's often the case for non-wiki documentation.
- massysett 4y agoTrue, but where docs have a dedicated, core maintenance crew, they can maintain the docs in a good state with less effort. With a wiki, the problem is that drive-by editors can degrade a good product, requiring constant work by the core contributors to revert bad edits. My main point was as a response to the original question, which was: why aren’t more docs in wiki form? I think one reason for that is that good docs require dedicated contributors, and I think a wiki does little to nothing to reduce their burden. The myth of the wiki is that by erecting it, drive-by contributors will build a great product. I don’t think any quality wiki was built that way.