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Life & fun · September 14, 2017

Internal wiki with diagrams for software and product teams

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Internal wiki with diagrams for software and product teams launched on September 14, 2017 with 15 votes, #849 of 3,072 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.

In plain words

This is an internal wiki tool designed for software and product teams to document and share information with embedded diagrams. Launched in 2017 and available on GitHub, it helps teams organize knowledge, collaborate on documentation, and visualize system architecture and processes. The tool is particularly useful for teams that need to maintain clear technical documentation alongside visual representations of their software and products.

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